Tras un breve noviazgo, Jannie y Sandy deciden comprometerse en una emotiva ceremonia de unión, ya que el matrimonio no les está permitido. Ambas están decididas a formar una familia, y Sandy queda embarazada tras una inseminación artificial. Pero poco después de dar a luz a una pequeña, Heather, Sandy muere debido a la enfermedad de Lupus. Entonces, Jannie deberá enfrentarse a Evelyn, la abuela de Heather, ya que ésta reclama la custodia. Jannie hará todo lo que legalmente sea posible para mantener unida su familia. (FILMAFFINITY)
Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and a title that called to mind a certain French film star, Franco Stevens launched the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published, connecting her community in an unprecedented way. AHEAD OF THE CURVE is a new feature documentary about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing so helped accelerate the political and social evolution of the nation.
Thread: My Rose is the 1st part of the Sequel: Thread
This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the first government-sanctioned same-sex marriage.
During the women's demonstration on March 8, 1972, Mariasilvia SPOLATO was there with a placard: Liberazione omosessuale. A month later, Simone de Beauvoir came to Rome to give an interview, and this placard illustrated her article. Mariasilvia could no longer teach, ended up homeless and spent her life on the trains.
Two young women narrate their stories of recent love relationships. Living in the metropolis of São Paulo, their experiences are permeated by issues influenced by current ways of relating in love.
Mala Reputación fija una lupa sobre la representación de las lesbianas en los productos de ficción que se emitieron en la televisión argentina desde 1992 a 2014 en canales de aire. A partir de entrevistas a profesionales de diversas disciplinas e imágenes de archivo, el documental revela una caracterización negativa que predomina en las representaciones. Los personajes carecen de profundidad social y son distantes de la realidad. La pantalla chica nos presenta vidas marcadas por una dramática salida del closet o lo que es peor aún, su permanencia en él. Las voces de Albertina Carri, Ernesto Meccia, Analia Couceiro y Vir Cano reflexionan sobre las ficciones desde sus formaciones y sus propias historias de vida.
In 1931, a ragtag group of goofballs must face Contessa Dracula, a seductive sapphic pseudo-fascist who lives on a magical submarine.
From her personal experience, Marie Labory sets out on the trail of the lesbians who lived in Europe in the twentieth century. One hundred years of fighting for freedom, told through archives and testimonies.
Black women had extremely limited options during Jim Crow. Odessa’s story explores how an African American woman born in a time with limited options leveraged her incredible mind and quick wit to become wealthier than she ever should have been able to This film takes a look at choices that were made, a wild ride Odessa had as an underworld queen, and consequences from her choices Odessa Madre’s life was a mix of resilience and bookend by the vicissitudes of luck, a contrast of economic success within
Tells the story of lesbian bar Café Tabac's No Day Like Sunday parties in the 1990's
GroundSpark creates visionary films and dynamic educational campaigns that move individuals and communities to take action for a more just world. Citizen Film has been a frequent collaborator of GroundSpark over the years. Its “One Wedding and a Revolution,” directed by Academy Award Winner Debra Chasnoff is co-produced by Kate Stilley Steiner, with cinematography by Sophie Constantinou. Chasnoff’s “Let’s Get Real” and “That’s a Family” were also co-produced by Stilley Steiner, who edited those films and supervised post-production as well.