Category Archives: GLBT documentary
“WINE, WOMEN AND FRIENDS”— Growing Grapes and Making Wine, Personally
“WINE, WOMEN & FRIENDS” Growing Grapes and Making Wine, Personally Amos Lassen The beautiful vineyards in the south of France are the setting for this documentary about Carol LeBlanc, a nurse and Jo Befort, a vet, lovers who create and sell wines. It all began some six years ago in Collias, France where the women …
“THE RUGBY PLAYER”— A Hero Redefined
“The Rugby Player” A Hero Redefined Amos Lassen Mark Bingham was one of the passengers on United Flight 93 on September 11 and while we have heard a great deal about him, this is the first feature length biography made of his life. It looks at the close bond between mother and son. Mark’s mother, …
“CHUPPAN CHUPAI”— Gay in Pakistan
“Chuppan Chupai” Gay in Pakistan Amos Lassen Four people n Pakistan—Jenny, a transgender college student who recently had bottom surgery, Kami, a cross dresser gay dancer, Waseem, an effeminate wedding entertainer and dancer and Neeli who was a big part of the Pakistani supreme court’s decision to change the constitution to recognize a third gender …
“I AM A WOMAN NOW”— The First Generation
“I Am a Woman Now” The First Generation Amos Lassen In the mid-50s until the 60s, the first generation of transsexuals had their sexual reassignment surgery in Casablanca, Morocco. “I Am a Woman Now” is about these women today. This is a film about “the pursuit of an almost unattainable dream, about the gap between …
“TOO COLD OUT THERE WITHOUT YOU”— Changes
“Too Cold Out There Without You” Changes Amos Lassen I am waiting on more information on this documentary which is the story of Christopher Fike, who was ordained as an Episcopal minister when he was a straight mother of two. Five years afterwards he had completed his transition from female to male. While to many …
“IN THEIR ROOM: LONDON”— Gay in London
“In Their Room: London” Gay in London Amos Lassen Travis Mathews has begun an on-going multi-city documentary series about gay men and intimacy. He goes into the bedrooms of men and films them doing anything from the mundane to the erotic and he records their interviews which can include their fantasies, their inner-thoughts, what bothers …
“BIG JOY”— “Follow Your Own Weird”
“Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton” “Follow Your Own Weird” Amos Lassen James Broughton was a filmmaker, a poet and a mischief maker but he also was an example of someone who loved living joyfully. His motto was “Follow Your Own Weird”. When he was just three years old, he says an angel …
“BORN THIS WAY”— Gay and Lesbian in the Cameroons
“Born This Way” Gay and Lesbian in the Cameroons Amos Lassen One of the films on the festival circuit that people are talking about this year is the new documentary, “Born This Way”. The gay community in the Cameroons is, by and large, underground. Cedric and Gertrude are two young Cameroonians who guide us into …
“BEFORE YOU KNOW IT”— The Golden Gay Years
“Before You Know It” The Golden Gay Years Amos Lassen It happens to all of us and quickly. We age—I have often said that I am now one of the guys I used to say “no” to. P.J. Raval’s new film about the challenges, adventures and surprises of aging is a welcome addition to our …
“SEVENTH GAY ADVENTISTS”— Caught Between Sexuality and Religion
“Seventh Gay Adventists” Caught Between Sexuality and Religion Amos Lassen “Seventh Gay Adventists” deals with the inner spiritual world of three LGBT members of the church—David, Marcos and Shelly—who are in a struggle between their faith and their sexuality and how it feels to belong when actually they sit on the margins. They love their …
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