Elizabeth Purchell

Over the course of nearly two years, Louise Weard and her loved ones test the limits of filmmaking, friendship and sanity as they try to finish shooting her seven-hour epic: The Untitled Louise Weard Castration Movie.

In New York, Circle tries to leave a trans separatist cult.

Documentary taking a look at Mondo movies.

A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise might have been lost to time.

In the days before home video killed the theatrical market for erotic cinema, movie trailers were a mainstay of the gay porno theatergoing experience. Viewed now, they provide a fascinating—and often very entertaining—look at the way these films were marketed and sold, filled with lurid taglines, false promises, personal messages from the stars, and surprisingly creative editing. This collection of original trailers has been newly preserved in 2K from rare 16mm materials and features previews for films by such auteurs as Tom DeSimone, Joe Gage, Fred Halsted, William Higgins, Wakefield Poole, Toby Ross, and Steve Scott, plus a surprise or two. And don’t forget—as one trailer notes, “It’s Rated X, so come with a grownup.”

In New York, Circle tries to leave a trans separatist cult.

Documentary taking a look at Mondo movies.

A kaleidoscopic snapshot of urban gay life during the gay liberation era — or at least how it looked in the movies.

A kaleidoscopic snapshot of urban gay life during the gay liberation era — or at least how it looked in the movies.

Video documentary on Ajita Wilson.