Frameline Movies

  • 2006
    The Books of James: Director's Cut

    The Books of James: Director's Cut

    The Books of James: Director's Cut

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    Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, this feature-length director’s cut of the short film by the same name is an experimental documentary o...

    The Books of James: Director's Cut
  • 1993
    Cruel

    Cruel

    Cruel

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    Del Valle's first film poignantly portrays the angst of a breakup complicated by feelings of betrayal as a Latina woman leaves her lover of the same c...

    Cruel
  • 1992
    Acting Up for Prisoners

    Acting Up for Prisoners

    Acting Up for Prisoners

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    An empowering chronicle of ACT UP's campaign for adequate health care for HIV-positive women at Frontera prison.

    Acting Up for Prisoners
  • 2020
    Mr. Navajo

    Mr. Navajo

    Mr. Navajo

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    Going by the moniker Mr. Navajo, Zachariah George is a political activist and perfume collector, renowned for event speaking and singing in the Navajo...

    Mr. Navajo
  • 1994
    After the Break

    After the Break

    After the Break

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    Personalities clash in a lesbian therapy group.

    After the Break
  • 1996
    Adam

    Adam

    Adam

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    In this tender clay animation, a little girl is mistaken for a boy and relishes the opportunity. Illuminating the innocence of first sexual experience...

    Adam
  • 2011
    Same Difference

    Same Difference

    Same Difference

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    Following the debate over California's Proposition 8, this short film is an exploration of how modern American families are constructed, not only thos...

    Same Difference
  • 1996
    Grade AA Butt

    Grade AA Butt

    Grade AA Butt

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    Karisa Durr examines the female buttocks in all its grandeur.

    Grade AA Butt
  • 1996
    Leather

    Leather

    Leather

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    “Bondage is freedom.” Leather demonstrates that this seemingly self-contradictory statement holds true for aficionados of BDSM. The testimonies of sev...

    Leather
  • 1996
    Sometimes My Feet Go Numb

    Sometimes My Feet Go Numb

    Sometimes My Feet Go Numb

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    Wayne Corbitt recites a poem describing the pain he endures living with AIDS.

    Sometimes My Feet Go Numb
  • 1999
    C.U.M.: Conventional Urge Management

    C.U.M.: Conventional Urge Management

    C.U.M.: Conventional Urge Management

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    A futuristic experimental film depicting AIDS paranoia.

    C.U.M.: Conventional Urge Management
  • 1997
    First Year

    First Year

    First Year

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    A gay man recalls his first experiences in America after emigrating from Vietnam, recollecting such diverse memories as the seductiveness of K-mart, p...

    First Year
  • 1992
    East River Park

    East River Park

    East River Park

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    The personal and persecuting nature of graffiti is a chilling reminder of the attitudes and fears perpetuated by ignorance.

    East River Park
  • 1990
    Ferdous

    Ferdous

    Ferdous

    01990HD

    A drama which addresses the prescriptions of the Quran on "deviant" sexuality and its admonition that lesbians must be confined until their death.

    Ferdous
  • 1994
    Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

    01994HD

    A story of a first orgasm and the difficulty of finding language to describe that experience.

    Dangerous When Wet
  • 1992
    Stafford's Story

    Stafford's Story

    Stafford's Story

    01992HD

    A tale of a sex encounter: slick with a twist. Erotic or disturbing, Stafford's Story provocatively explores elements of lesbian sexuality.

    Stafford's Story
  • 1988
    Automating

    Automating

    Automating

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    A study in human form.

    Automating