Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan.
Casts Aya Kamikawa, Gengoroh Tagame, Leslie Kee, Akira the Hustler, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Tomato Hatakeno, Atsushi Matsuda, Nogi Sumiko, Vivienne Sato
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I Am My Own Woman
Synonymous With
This Is Not a Dream
Kumu Hina
I'm a Porn Star
Rebel Dykes
Outside the Lines
Gary Carter Visits Japan
Woman on Fire
Growing Up Trans
Montgomery Clift
The Days of Greek Gods: Physique Films of Richard Fontaine
Drag Queens em Cena: A Expressão de Almas Artísticas
I'm a Porn Star: Gay 4 Pay
Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know
Bi and By
I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole
Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo
Uncle Bob
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
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I Am My Own Woman
IMDB 4.3 | Oct , 1992
The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.Synonymous With
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.This Is Not a Dream
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2012
The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and performers. This Is Not a Dream explores the legacies of this revolution and its continued impact on contemporary art and performance. Charting a path across four decades of avant-garde experiment and radical escapism, This Is Not a Dream traces the influences of Andy Warhol, John Waters and Jack Smith to the perverted frontiers of YouTube and Chatroulette, taking in subverted talk shows and soap operas, streetwalker fashions and glittery magic penises along the way.Kumu Hina
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 2014
A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life.I'm a Porn Star
IMDB 6 | Aug , 2013
I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on-line. Porn is now a thirteen BILLION dollar business. So who's doing all this moonlighting? Turns out -- probably some people you know.Rebel Dykes
IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 2021
A heady, energised mash-up of animation, unseen archive footage and interviews, Rebel Dykes provides an intimate insight into the politically charged, artistically radical subculture in 1980s London, and the individuals who helped shape and change their world. Bringing together BDSM nightclubs, inclusive, sex-positive feminism, DIY zine culture, post-punk musicians and artists, squatters, activists and sex workers, these rebel dykes went out onto the streets to make their voices heard. [Feature length version of 2016 short of the same name.]Outside the Lines
IMDB 2 | Sep , 2023
Three young queer people share their experiences on what it’s like to deviate from the straight cis-norm. Throughout the film, painful experiences make room for a more positive perspective, such as the overwhelming sense of connection with millions of other queer individuals worldwide or the freedom that arises as one can relinquish certain expectations. This so-called ‘queer-joy’ is being discovered, providing inspiring and moving insights.Gary Carter Visits Japan
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1983
Montreal Expos star catcher Gary Carter visits Japan to learn about the customs and traditions of baseball in the Far East. He also encounters other "foreign" baseball players he once played with in the MLB.Woman on Fire
IMDB 1 | Nov , 2016
Woman on Fire follows Brooke Guinan, the first openly transgender firefighter in New York City. A character-driven documentary, the film follows Brooke as she sets out to challenge perceptions of what it means to be transgender in America today.Growing Up Trans
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2015
Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too—with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. Told from the perspective of parents, doctors, and, most revealing of all, the kids themselves, the documentary takes a powerful look at this new generation, exploring the medical possibilities, struggles and choices transgender kids and their families face today.Montgomery Clift
IMDB 4.4 | Jan , 1983
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.The Days of Greek Gods: Physique Films of Richard Fontaine
IMDB 2 | Jan , 1988
Richard Fontaine and Bob Miser started the current exploration of the male nude in film and photography. The two shared ideas props and models and reinvented some of the sexual icons that we all still recognise today. The gladiator the sailor, the cowboy… Starting with posing-straps and graduating to nudes their "art studies" enlisted the talents of up-and-coming actors and bodybuilders. This film recalls that era.Drag Queens em Cena: A Expressão de Almas Artísticas
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2024
I'm a Porn Star: Gay 4 Pay
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2016
Welcome to the curious, surprising and always outspoken world of straight men who go Gay4Pay. Curiously, there is a disproportionate percentage of men working in gay porn who identify as straight. Why would a straight man do gay porn? What motivates him to try this or make a career of it? Why is there such keen interest and debate into the sexuality and personal lives of these men? And what does it say about us, the viewer that so much of gay porn is dominated by images of straight men?Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know
IMDB 7 | Jul , 2023
Boys on Film presents ten encounters from across the globe, where the dangerous allure of a risky attraction yields emotional results — proving that the age-old adage of taking the plunge is as relevant — and sexy — as ever before. The 10 short films are: My Uncle's Friend [O Amigo do Meu Tio] (2021); Budapest, Closed City [Budapest, zárt város] (2021); Eden (2020); Chaperone (2022); Break Me [Knus meg] (2018); By His Will [שעשני כרצונו] (2021); Red Ants Bite (2019); Jim (2022); Hornbeam (2022); Too Rough (2022).Bi and By
IMDB 0 | May , 2024
A man struggles with uniting different aspects of his identity. He finds some solace in a conversation with his cousins who experience similar challenges. Insights and advice are shared in the hope of connecting further with their black and queer identities. They will get there,‘Bi and by’.I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole
IMDB 4 | Jun , 2013
I Always Said Yes is a portrait of pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, whose careers as dancer, choreographer, and director spanned the golden years of Broadway, television, porno chic, and gay liberation.Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo
IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 2014
A feature film that chronicles a complete season of the International Gay Rodeo Association. Roping and riding across north America for the past 30 years, the IGRA's courageous cowboys and cowgirls brave challenges both in and out of the arena on their quest to qualify for the World Finals at the end of the season. And along the way, they'll bust every stereotype in the book.Uncle Bob
IMDB 5 | Jun , 2010
Robert Oppel's documentary about the life and murder of his uncle and namesake, Robert Opel, the man who streaked the Academy Awards in 1974.Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2023
A remarkably intimate portrait of an artist on tour navigating identity, family, expectations, and acceptance, all while reflecting on his place within the legacy of Black, queer performers.