Sexual Minority Youth – AACAP 2009, Workshop 32
Using Film to Teach about GLBT Issues
Edgardo Menvielle, M.D.
List of Films and Videos
Feature Films-TV/Youth
Child Themes
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Beautiful people (U.K.), a television series, 2009. BBC
Billy Elliott (U.K.), a film by Stephen Daldry, 2000. Universal Studios.
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Canada- French), a film by Jean-Marc Valléea film by Jean-Marc Vallée, 2006. Cirrus
Communications.
Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink) (France), a film by Alain Berliner, 1997. Sony Picture Classics.
Ready? O.K.!, a film by James Vazquez, 2008. Wolfe Video
The Dress Code, a film by Shirley McLaine, 2000. J&M Entertainment, Original Voices Inc
The Sissy Duckling, a Harvey Fierstein film, 1999. HBO (not commercially available).
Adolescent/Coming of Age/Coming out Themes
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Beautiful Thing (U.K.), a film by Hettie McDonald, 1996. Sony Pictures.
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Canada- French), a film by Jean-Marc Valléea film by Jean-Marc Vallée, 2006. Cirrus
Communications.
Get Real, a film by Simon Shore, 1999. Paramount.
Girl's View - A Collection of Lesbian Themed Short Films by various directors, 2007. Alluvial
Filmworks.
Girl's View 2 - A Collection of Lesbian Themed Short Films by various directors, 2009. Alluvial
Filmworks.
Prayers for Bobby, a film by Russell Mulcahy, 2009. Lifetime Television (available on ITunes)
Shelter, a film by Jonah Markowitz, 2007. Ryko Liberation.
Summer Storm (Germany), a film by Marco Kreutzpaintner, 2004. Liberation Ent.
The Incredible True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love,
Trevor, a film by Peggy Rajski, 1994. Water Bearer Films.
XXY (Argentina), a film by Lucía Puenzo, 2007. Film Movement.
Documentary Films/Youth
Coming out /Growing up
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De Colores (English and Spanish), a film by Peter Barbosa and Garrett Lenoir, 2001.
From a Secret Place: America's Families Cope with the Coming Out Process of Gay and
Lesbian Youth, Produced and Directed by Karin Heller and Bill Domonkos, 1993. New York:
Guildford Publications, Inc.
Growing Up Gay and Lesbian: Questions and Answers, a film by Brian McNaught, 1993.
Motivational Media.
HomoTeens, a film by Joan Jubela, Frameline Films, 1994. Frameline.
Red without Blue, a film by Brooke Sebold, Todd Sills and Benita Sills, 2007.
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Philippines), 2005.
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TransGeneration, a film by Jeremy Simmons, 2006. Sundance Channel Home Entertainment:
Documentary Collection.
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When A Kid Is Gay, teen educational video grade 7+, 2000. WGBH Boston.
Families
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Both of My Moms’ Names Are Judy, a film by Lesbian and Gay Parents’ Association, 1994.
Daddy and Papa, a film by Johnny Symons, 2002. Independent Television Service (ITVS).
We are Dad, a film by Michel Horvat, 2005.
No Dumb Questions: Uncle Bill is Becoming a Woman, a film by Melissa Regan, 2001.
New Day Films.
That’s a Family, a film by Debra Chasnoff. Women's Educational Media.
Gender Transitioning/Transgender Issues
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Red without Blue, a film by Brooke Sebold, Todd Sills and Benita Sills, 2007.
TransGeneration, a film by Jeremy Simmons, 2006. Sundance Channel Home
Entertainment: Documentary Collection
Religion
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For the Bible Tells Me So, a film by Daniel Karlslake, 2007/2008.
Through My Eyes, a film by Justin Lee, 2009.
Teaching and Advocacy
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It's Elementary, a film by Debra Chasnoff, 1996. Women's Educational Media.
Scout's HonorScout's Honor, a film by Tom Shepard, 2001. Independent Television Service
(ITVS).
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Teen Suicide
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Jim in Bold: 8000 Miles Through a Boy's Soul, a film by Glenn Holsten, 2003. Equality
Forum.
Violence/Bullying
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Bullied to Death, Investigative Reports , A&E Home Video.
Let’s get Real, a film by Debra Chasnoff. Women's Educational Media.
The Laramie Project, a film by Moisés Kauffman, 2002. HBO Home Video.
What is Gender?
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Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She, a film by Antony Thomas, 2005. HBO.
Sex: Unknown: Explore the Fateful Consequences of Gender Reassignment, Produced
by Andrew Cohen and Stephen Sweigart, 2001. WGBH Boston: NOVA.
Straightlaced: How Gender Has Us All Tied Up, a film by Debra Chasnoff, 2009.
Groundspark Films.
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Feature Films-TV/Adult
Lesbian
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Aimee and Jaguar (Germany), a film by Max Färberböck, 1999. Zeitgeist Films.
Antonia’s Line (Nethelands), a film by Marlee Gorris, 1995. First Look Pictures.
Better than Chocolate, a film by Anne Wheeler, 1999. Lions Gate.
Can't Think Straight, a film by Shamin Sarif, 2007. 101 Distribution.
Chutney Popcorn, a film by Nisha Ganatra, 1999. Wolfe Video.
Desert Hearts, a film by Donna Deitch, 1985. Wolfe Video.
Exes and Ohs - The Complete First Season, a TV series directed by Gary Harvey and Lee
Friedlander, 2008. MTV
Go Fish, a film by Rose Troche, 1994. MGM (Video & DVD).
High Art. A film by Lisa Cholodenko, 1998. Universal Studios.
If These Walls Could Talk 2, a film by Anne Heche and Jane Anderson, 2000. HBO Home
Video.
Imagine Me and You, a film by Ol Parker, 2005. 20th Century Fox
I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, a film by Patricia Rozema, 1987. Miramax Home
Entertainment.
Loving Anabelle, a film by Katherine Brooks, 2006. Wolfe Video.
Lost and Delirious, a film by Léa Pool, 2001. Lions Gate.
Making Maya, a film by Rolla Selbak, 2003. Zahra Pictures.
My Summer of Love, a film by Pavel Pawilkowski, 2004. Universal Studios
Out at the Wedding, a film by Lee Friedlander, 2006. MTV.
Saving Face, a film by Alice Wu, 2004. Sony Pictures.
South of Nowhere, a TV series (3 seasons). The N.
The L Word, a TV series (four seasons, various director), 2008- 2009. Showtime/Paramount.
The Gymnast, a film by Ned Farr, 2007. Wolfe Video.
The New World (France), a film by Etienne Dhaene, 2006. Casque Dor Film
The Secrets, a film by Avi Nesher, 2007. Monterrey Video.
When Night is Falling, a film by Patricia Rozema, 1995. Wolfe Video.
World Unseen, a film by Shamin Sarif, 2007. 101 Distribution.
Gay Male
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Bad Education, a film by Pedro Almodóvar. Sony Pictures.
Before Night Falls, a film by Julian Schnabel, 2000. New Line Home Video.
Brokeback Mountain, a film by Ang Lee, 2005. Alberta film Entertainment.
Brother to Brother is a film by Rodney Evans 2004. Wolfe Video.
Dona Herlinda and Her Son (Mexico), a film by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 1986. Strand
Home Video.
Far from Heaven, a film by Todd Haynes, 2002. Universal Studios.
Just a Question of Love (France), a film by Christian Fauré, 2000. Picture This Studio.
Km. 0 (Spain), a film by Yolanda García Serrano and Juan Luis Iborra, 2000. TLA Releasing
Latter Days, a film by C. J. Cox, 2003. Funny Boy Films.
Longtime Companion, a film by Norman René, 1990. MGM (Video & DVD).
Making Love, a film by Arthur Hiller, 1982. 20th Century Fox.
Mulligans (Canada), a film by Chip Hale, 2008. Wolfe Video.
Queer as Folk (U.S.), a TV series (four seasons, various directors), 2007. Showtime
Networks.
Queer as Folk (U.K.), a TV series (two series, various directors), 2001. C1TV.
Save Me, a film by Robert Cary, 2007. First Run Features.
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Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba), a film by Juan Carlos Tabío & Tomás Gutiérrez Alea,
1995. Walt Disney Video.
The Wedding Banquet, a film by Ang Lee, 1993. MGM.
Tongues Untied, a film by Marlon Riggs, 1991. Strand Releasing.
Torch Song Trilogy, a film by Paul Bogart, 1998. New Line Home Video.
Trick, a film by Jim Fall, 1999. New Line Home Video.
We're All Angels, a film by Robert Nunez, 2007. Centaur Entertainment.
Yossi & Jagger (Israel), a film by Eytan Fox, 2002. Strand Home Video.
Trans
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Another Woman (France), a film by Jerome Foulon, 2004, Casque D’Or Film.
Boys Don't Cry, a film by Kimberly Peirce, 1999. Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Different from Girls (U.K.), a film by Richard Spence, 1996. X Pictures.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a film by John Cameron Mitchell, 2001. New Line Home Video.
Normal, a film by Jane Anderson, 2003. HBO Films.
Soldier's Girl, a film by Frank Pierson, 2004. Showtime Entertainment.
The Wedding Banquet, a film by Ang Lee, 1993. MGM.
Transamerica, a film by Duncan Tucker, 2006. Belladonna Productions.
Drag Entertainers/Transformists
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a film by Stephan Elliott, 1994. MGM.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, a film by Beeban Kidron, 1995,
Universal Studios.
Documentary Films/Adults
Lesbian and Gay
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After Stonewall, a film by John Scagliotti, 1999. First Run Features.
Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community, a film by John
Scagliotti, Greta Schiller & Robert Rosemberg, 1985. First Run Features.
Breaking The Surface: The Greg Louganis Story, a film by Steven Hilliard Stern, 1997.
Green/Epstein Productions.
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, a film by John Scagliotti, 2003.
First Run Features.
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema, a film by Lisa Ades and Lesli Klainberg, 2006.
Wolfe Video.
Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100, a film by Yvonne Welbon, 1999.
Paris is Burning, a film by Jennie Livingston, 1991. Miramax Films.
The Celluloid Closet, a film by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein, 1996. Sony Pictures.
Trembling Before G-d (Israel), a film by Sandi Simcha Dubowski, 2003. New Yorker Video.
When I Knew, a HBO film, 2008.
Trans
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Paris is Burning, a film by Jennie Livingston, 1991. Miramax Films.
Southern Comfort, a film by Kate Davis, 2003. New Video Group.
You Don’t Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men. A film by Candace
Schermerhorn & Bestor Cram, Berkeley Media LLC, 1997.
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The Brandon Teena Story, a film by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir, 1998. Docurama.
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