
Known for
0.5The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of sexuality and gender, underscoring the power that film has to shape our perceptions of one another. Visually, this documentary comes to life on screen through compelling and intimate original interviews, intercut with emotionally-charged archival footage, photographs, ephemera, inspired music, and film clips.
Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018
4.9A feature-length documentary that explores the immense changes that occurred for gays, lesbians and transgender people living in the Global South. In the last decade of the 20th Century, a new heightened visibility began spreading throughout the developing world and the battles between families, fundamentalist religions, and governments around sexual and gender identity had begun. But in the West, few people knew about this historic social upheaval, until 52 men on Cairo’s Queen Boat discothèque were arrested for crimes of debauchery. That explosive story focused attention to the lives and trials of gay people coming out in the developing world and the film chronicles those events.
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World
2003
5.6This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, the film explains the work, struggles, victories, and defeats the gay community has weathered to become a vibrant and integral part of North American society.
After Stonewall
1999
8.0An insider's look at the first year of an activist group known as the Lesbian Avengers.
Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too
1993
4.0Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.
Cruel and Unusual
2006
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4.9A feature-length documentary that explores the immense changes that occurred for gays, lesbians and transgender people living in the Global South. In the last decade of the 20th Century, a new heightened visibility began spreading throughout the developing world and the battles between families, fundamentalist religions, and governments around sexual and gender identity had begun. But in the West, few people knew about this historic social upheaval, until 52 men on Cairo’s Queen Boat discothèque were arrested for crimes of debauchery. That explosive story focused attention to the lives and trials of gay people coming out in the developing world and the film chronicles those events.
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World
2003
5.6This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, the film explains the work, struggles, victories, and defeats the gay community has weathered to become a vibrant and integral part of North American society.
After Stonewall
1999
8.0An insider's look at the first year of an activist group known as the Lesbian Avengers.
Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too
1993
4.0Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.
Cruel and Unusual
2006
4.0Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.
Cruel and Unusual
2006
