Documentary, History
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974. Moving from the speakeasys and Henry Gerber’s founding of the Society for Human Rights in the 1930s, to the underground social structure of the 1940s and 1950s, to the dawn of consciousness-raising entities such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Midwest in the 1960’s, and concluding with the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the first Pride March and opening of the first community center in the early 1970s.
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8 Arms to Hold You
The Great Electric Airplane Race
So Help Me God
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
Women 50 Minutes
How It Breathes
Sanae's Journey to Tsuchiura Castle
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Soms. Elles i Beget
Paradise
Under the Stars
Vice News Presents: Mass Shooting America
John Deacon - Il Documentario
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Hold on Tight
Latter-Day Glory: The Aftermath of Growing Up Queer in the LDS Church
Justin Fashanu: Fallen Hero
London, KY
(Tell Me Why): The Epistemology of Disco
Homotherapy: A Religious Sickness
SIMILAR MOVIES
8 Arms to Hold You
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2004
An "Ock-umentary" exploring the character of Doc Ock and the way he as well as his tentacles were brought to life on the silver screen.The Great Electric Airplane Race
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2022
So Help Me God
IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 2018
Some 20 years ago, two sex workers were murdered in an upper-class Brussels neighborhood. Celebrated Belgian magistrate Anne Gurwez decides to revisit this cold case, pouring over the evidence with the use of new technologies and tracking down then-suspects.Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1997
Unprecedented access into one of the world's greatest musical talents and his larger than life lifestyle: Elton John. With frank, funny, and touching filmmaking, this documentary is a fascinating and honest look at the complex character of a modern day composer and performing artist.Women 50 Minutes
IMDB 9 | Dec , 2007
A representation of queer and feminist imagery that was mainly shot in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, remote and developing areas in southwest China, and metropolitan cities like Beijing from 2000 to 2004 to document the social changes in contemporary China. The director sympathetically and erotically represents a variety of women, including women as laborers, women as prayers, women in the ground, women in marriage, and women who lie on the funeral pyre with their dead husbands. Her camera juxtaposes the mountains and rivers in old times, the commercialized handicrafts as exposition, the capital exploitation of the elders’ living space, and the erotic freedom of the young people in a changing city.How It Breathes
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its identity was being tested. As the city changed around him, his budding career as a musician exposed him to the people and music providing a voice and an outlet to the people of DC. Now tasked with preserving and sharing that tradition, Balbed reflects on balancing that responsibility with creating a musical identity of his own.Sanae's Journey to Tsuchiura Castle
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2020
Chris Jiménez follows Sanae Nagashima with his camera in her journey from the crowded streets of Asakusa to the ancient castle of Tsuchiura.Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2021
Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to embracing her true self proved even more meaningful.Soms. Elles i Beget
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2021
Paradise
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2008
Michael Almereyda’s Paradise is a poignant and surprising sketchbook, a collection of brief episodes captured during a decade of travel. The film is marked by a sense of mystery, wonderment, and sly humor, reflecting a notion of life as a series of elusive, paradisiacal moments that are routinely taken for granted — and always slipping away.Under the Stars
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2022
Paying tribute to some of America's only surviving drive-ins – and those who keep them running – this heartfelt documentary captures efforts to preserve these nostalgic theaters in small-towns across the country.Vice News Presents: Mass Shooting America
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2024
An unflinching look at the true scope and scale of gun violence in America, as told by those who've experienced it first-hand.John Deacon - Il Documentario
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2019
This documentary explores Life and Art of Queen bassist John Deacon.Tattoos: A Scarred History
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2009
An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.Hold on Tight
IMDB 3.8 | Jul , 2011
A short documentary exploring the ways LGBT couples show affection, and how small interactions like holding hands in public can carry, not only huge personal significance, but also the power to create social change.Latter-Day Glory: The Aftermath of Growing Up Queer in the LDS Church
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
In this re-worked and expanded version of the original 2018 film, two queer ex-Mormon missionaries embark on a transformative journey across America, uncovering the devastating effects of religious dogma on LGBTQ+ members and former members of the LDS Church, as a single, intimate conversation –spanning from childhood to adulthood– unfolds over the course of seven chapters.Justin Fashanu: Fallen Hero
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1998
Documentary chronicling the sensational life and death of British footballer Justin Fashanu. Broadcast as part of the BBC series "Inside Story".London, KY
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
A filmmaker journeys back to the significant places of his Kentucky upbringing to preserve the memories they still hold.(Tell Me Why): The Epistemology of Disco
IMDB 1 | Jan , 1991
The history of gay liberation traced through the phenomenon of disco. Glitter balls, feather boas and Levi jeans become signifiers of a movement 20 years after the Stonewall riots.Homotherapy: A Religious Sickness
IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2019
In 2019, some still consider homosexuality as a disease that needs to be cured. Focusing on movements with roots in the United States, which draw on both religion and psychiatry to justify so-called conversion therapies, an investigation into the devastating consequences of certain practices that seem to successfully avoid any control by European public authorities.