A Jihad for Love (2007)
장르 : 다큐멘터리
상영시간 : 1시간 21분
연출 : Parvez Sharma
시놉시스
A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn't expect.
문란한 성생활을 즐기는 파티 보이 크리스찬과 그의 이웃집에 이사온 순진한 몰몬교 청년 선교사 아론의 사랑 이야기. 아론을 꼬시고 말겠다며 친구들과 내기를 했던 크리스찬은 순수한 아론을 점점 진심으로 사랑하게 된다. (바다공원님 제공)
독실한 크리스챤 집안에서 자란 바비는 자신이 동성에자라는 사실을 숨기며 변화를 강요하는 어머니. 외면하는 가족들로부터 고통을 받는다. 있는 그대로의 자신을 받아 들이지 못하는 부모와의 갈등으로 인해 주인공은 결국 극단적인 선택을 취하게 되면서 결말은 파국으로 치닫게 된다. 그 비극적인 결말 끝에 자신의 잘못과 편견을 인정하고 게이 인권운동을 하게되는 어머니의 깨달음과 성적 소수자들을 위한 희망이 숨어있는 영화
Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
사이먼은 평범한 삶을 사는 고등학생이다. 사랑하는 가족이 있고 친구들이있다. 다만, 자신이 게이인 걸 아무도 모른다는 것뿐. 남들과 다를 바가 없지만 게이라는 이유로 남들이 자신을 다르게 볼까 마음 한 켠에 고민을 안고 다닌다. 게이임을 숨기고 학교 생활을 이어가던 사이먼은 교내 게시판을 통해 학교에 커밍아웃하지 않은 게이가 또 있음을알게 된다. 사이먼은 익명의 학생 블루에게 메일을 보내 자신도 게이임을 처음으로 밝힌다. 사이먼은 블루와 메일을 주고받으며 가까워진다. 교내 수 많은 남학생중 블루는 누구일까?
The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the brutal reality of the rural south of the United States in the late 1970s.
10대 후반 프랭키의 삶은 무료하고 그의 집안은 암울하기만 하다. 유일한 낙은 집 근처 바닷가에서 친구들과 어울려 다니는 것뿐. 어느 날 또래 소녀를 만나 친구 사이가 되지만, 그녀와 가까워질수록 자신의 성 정체성에 대해 혼란을 겪게 된다.
한 젊은 정비사가 이성애자인 절친들에게 자신이 동성애자임을 고백한다. 그의 커밍아웃을 받아 들인 절친들은 괜찮은 남자를 찾아 주기로 결심한다.
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?
인권운동가이자 정치인이었으며 그의 시대로부터 지금까지 수많은 이들에게 희망의 이름이 된, 하비 밀크의 생애 마지막 8년의 이야기. 1970년, 40세 생일을 맞이한 뉴욕의 평범한 증권맨 하비 밀크(숀 펜)는 스스로에게 솔직하지 못했던 지난 인생을 뒤돌아보며 애인인 스콧(제임스 프랑코)과 함께 자유로운 분위기의 샌프란시스코로 이주하기로 결심한다. 그곳에서 작은 카메라 가게를 차린 밀크는 편견 없는 마음과 유쾌한 성품으로 많은 이들의 친구가 되고, 동성애자들에 대한 일상적인 편견과 폭력으로 고통받는 이웃들을 보며 게이 인권운동을 시작한다. 인종, 나이, 성에 상관 없이 모두가 평등한 권리와 기회를 누리는 사회를 꿈꾸던 그는 3번의 실패 끝에 샌프란시스코 시의원에 당선되는데...
양차 대전 사이에 태어난 남자와 여자. 그들은 동성애자라는 사실과 사회가 자신들을 거부할 때마다 스스로를 드러내기로 결심한 것을 제외하고는 공통점이 없다. 오늘날 그들은 자신들의 개척자적인 삶과 자신들이 풍요로워지기 위해 어떻게 스스로를 해방시키려했는지 우리에게 이야기한다.
목회자 집안에서 자란 자레드는 부모님에게 자신이 게이라는 것을 커밍아웃한다. 목사의 아들이 게이라는 사실에 자레드의 부모와 교인들은 그의 정체성을 두고 논쟁을 펼친다. 뒤이어 그들은 자레드의 정체성을 교화하기 위한 전환치료를 실시하게 된다.
If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play's magical, purple love-pansy.
Gabriel rents a room in Juan’s House. They work together in a Woodwork place. Gabriel is a very quiet guy and has a little daughter. Juan is a party boy who has a lots of girls around. Inadvertently the sexual tension starts to grow between them. It opens a new hidden forbidden world they have to deal with.
Who’s up for a sensual, seductive trip with some of the hottest Latin men that have ever graced the Silver Screen? ‘Mexican Men’ collects five of the most accomplished gay shorts from one of the homes of groundbreaking queer cinema. From short encounters, emerging love stories and deeply touching connections, these short films are sure to stir the heart... and body.
Includes: Atmosphere [Atmósfera] (2010); To Live [Vivir] (2003); Tremulous [Trémulo] (2015); Wandering Clouds [Nubes flotantes] (2014); Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve [Muchacho en la barra se masturba con rabia y osadía] (2015).
1987년 뉴욕, 흑인과 라틴계 게이, 트랜스젠더들이 이끌었던 ‘드래그 신’에 관한 영화. ‘볼‘의 참가자들은 그들을 거부했던 가족을 대신해줄 '하우스'를 중심으로 활동하며, 경쟁하는 카테고리에 따라 의상을 입고 분장을 하고 포즈를 취하는 등 역할에 적합한 ’진실성‘을 표출한다. 성별 이분법적이고 이성애 중심적인 사회가 만들어 놓은 언어로는 규정되지 않는 ‘불온한 존재’들을 그린다.
Steven spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John. But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda. After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.
A documentary that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof.
‘게이 목소리’가 있다? 누군가의 목소리를 어떤 사람은 ‘게이’처럼 말한다고 하고 어떤 사람들은 그렇지 않다고 한다. 그러한 게이 목소리는 게이 문화에서 하나의 요소로 있으면서 동시에 게이 혐오와 왜 연관이 깊은 것일까? 새로운 짝을 만나고 싶었던 주인공이자 감독인 데이비드 토프의 우연한 질문에서 이야기는 시작된다.
(2015년 제15회 퀴어영화제)
뉴욕대학에서 음악공부를 하고 싶은 평범한 고등학생 에릭은 여름방학이 시작되자 어린 시절부터 함께 지낸 여자 친구 매기와 함께 유원지 식당에서 파트 타임으로 일을 하게 된다. 그곳에서 오하이오 주립 대학에 다니는 게이 대학생 로드를 알게되면서 로드와 에릭은 서서히 가까워지고 에릭은 점점 자신이 게이일지도 모른다고 생각하는데..
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Paul's homosexual affair at Bible College with a new student named Alex sets tongues wagging, mostly with un-Christian reactions. The dean, himself a closet case, threatens to expel Paul, and the football jocks have their eye on Alex. The church confessional is sure to be busy as spirituality and sexuality clash in this movie based on a true story.
Cyrus, Tim and Erik were high school buddies and meet again ten years later. They spend the summer together in Brazil. All of them are occupied in dealing with experiences from their past but new developments make them face their inner conflicts and their friendship with each other
A gay young man becomes involved with his blind employer's untrustworthy son. Jared Price is a small town boy who arrives in Hollywood with a few hundred bucks and a lifetime of dreams. See how he handles each situation he gets into and grows in his understanding of who he is. When what he thinks is his first love turns out to be false, see how he is helped and given the strength to stay in L.A. and try again. This film will remind you that love is worth waiting for and that there is always hope. A hustler for a roommate, a wealthy Hollywood executive for a boss, a lonely blind woman and a loveable new best friend make "The Journey of Jared Price" an adventure you will never forget.
The intimate bond between two identical twins is challenged when one decides to transition from male to female; this is the story of their evolving relationship, and the resurrection of their family from a darker past.
A prison story. Father Jack finds love with a male guard in the prison. Some of the other inmates suspect he's been sentenced for paedophilia.
Sean is deaf, a high school student and a cross country runner. He's also a closeted gay teenager who's just coming to terms with his sexuality and his attraction to a fellow team-mate.
Cassidy is a senior at a NYC college and he's trying to balance the demands of school, his role as big brother to Jessica, a freshman at the same school and his role as best buddy to horn-dog Mike with his emerging feelings of attraction to men. This is further complicated by a string of co-ed murders on campus for which his sister fits the victim profile.
Upon learning that his deceased ex-lover has willed him a substantial sum of money after succumbing to AIDS, a young Swiss man finds his life endlessly complicated by the deceased man's homophobic mother and headstrong recent boyfriend in director Christof Vorster's heart-rending drama. Steff and his ex-lover Martin Hilder had some great times together before parting ways, and when Steff learns that Martin has named him as the sole beneficiary to his substantial fortune, Steff finally begins to consider fulfilling his lifelong dream of starting his own business. It's not going to be as easy as it sounds, though, because in order to get the money, Steff is going to have to go through Martin's controlling, vehemently anti-gay mother. Add to that the fact that Martin's most recent ex-boyfriend, Rex, is determined to fulfill the deceased's wishes of having his ashes scattered in the Atlantic and Steff soon finds himself forced to reexamine his life and reassess his priorities.
Romance meets farce against the backdrop of a quiet campaign to legalize gay marriage. Laurent loves his roommate Dan, who's straight and a playboy. Laurent can't bring himself to tell Dan, but is content to share a flat and to party with him. Then Camille comes along, Dan falls hard, and Laurent is beside himself: he tries to sabotage the relationship, but each effort backfires. After Dan moves in with Camille, Laurent enlists the help of Sam, his new lesbian flatmate, and Nick, a long-time gay friend. As the lovers head toward marriage, Laurent becomes more desperate. His efforts may be having an effect, if not on Dan, then on Camille. Which love will triumph?
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