When semi-closeted insurance adjuster Michael Dalmar lands a case in Philadelphia, he reaches out to his estranged twin brother Kyle, a successful — but abusive — photographer in the City of Brotherly Love.

This stunningly frank, beautifully observed portrait of three strong-willed adults and a baby transcends the cheap theatrics of reality TV to deliver real drama. Fiona and Kellie, a no-nonsense Aussie couple in...

Out on Polk Street, you have to hustle hard and fast for what’s yours. It’s a lesson that Marcus, a handsome long-haired rentboy, has had to learn the hard way, as he turns tricks, smokes crystal and pulls pett...

When Alexis turns the camera on herself for what she announces will be her “last year as a man,” the transition documentary meets the red carpet. For this is Alexis Arquette, member of the acting Arquette clan,...

French actress Nathalie Mann is captivating as a woman with the ovarios and heart to reconnect with the family she abandoned a decade ago when she was a miserable man. Can this MTF doctor heal old emotional s...

Take Spellbound, the documentary about kids preparing for and competing in the National Spelling Bee, repopulate it with large, hairy gay men selling long strips of raffle tickets using the “boots to balls” m...

You’re the best man at your best bud’s wedding; you find yourself drunk (and horny) after a few with your mate; the guy that just saved your ass on the island insists on a naked dip in the ocean; or the new ran...

Moments before his best friend’s wedding, Peter gets one last chance to rekindle mutual feelings long suppressed, but not abandoned. Sometimes the perfect reminder of first love’s passion is but a simple kiss from the best man.

For our first ever Bi Request shorts program, volunteer guest curator Amy André selected films made by bisexual directors and/or about bisexual subjects. Bi Request was inspired by Frameline’s ongoing commi...

Black White + Gray examines the symbiotic relationship between influential curator and collector Sam Wagstaff and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in New York during the heady years of the ’70s and ’80s. The...

Keith is a reserved, straitlaced transplant to New York City from Los Angeles; Nathan is a street-smart, potsmoking Brooklynite who lives on the edge — or so he’d like Keith to believe. At first glance, nothing...

Never reverting to tired platitudes, queer filmmaker Markie Hancock uses intimate footage to reconstruct the story of her slow break with her evangelical upbringing. Tapping into her personal experience, she al...

In her classic indie polemic on racism, sexism and socialism, director Lizzie Borden definitely has her own ax to wield — and grind. On the tenth anniversary of the United States’ Social Democratic War of Liber...

From bad-ass butchers to talking genitalia, these shorts by, for and about FTM folks are a complete treat, mixing important self-reflection with the need to let loose and kick up your heels.

Director Eytan Fox offers a sexy, modern and queer Romeo and Juliet in this story of lovers from two different worlds. Noam is a handsome record-store attendant who serves part-time with...

Fictionalized from a true story, this docu-drama takes us on a journey through Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul and into the lives of Brazilian gauchos. Beautifully shot landscapes form the backdrop for a simple story of friendship and tolerance between Govinda and John, as Govinda explores his attraction to his fellow cowboy.

Imagine John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink if Ducky were the film’s star — and gay. This loopy, unlikely teen comedy more than fulfills that fantasy, tracking the exploits of a charming, queer dandy in the stultifyi...

What may be a fad for many television fans and weekend hoofers is a lifelong passion for some queer folk. With writhing Latin motion or smooth standard moves, same-sex ballroom dancing is an enormous source of...

Jorge and Israel are two best friends living in Spain. Jorge wants a suit. Israel wants a van. But life is much more complicated than these two young men could ever imagine.

Definition: Aya de Leon looks at the artistic process of Bay area spoken word artist Aya de Leon.

During one intense night of intellectual and physical passion, two strangers attempt to defy the fleeting nature of desire.

Though guys on the “down low” have always been around, it’s only recently that a name has been put to their surreptitious activities and a variety of artistic endeavors created to depict them. This trio of sexy,...

Weaving back and forth between two different times, locations and stages of a relationship, The Doctor’s Daughter tells a fresh and unconventional love story that avoids clichés or preconceptions.

With its reputation for repression, Cuba has never been an easy place for homosexuals to live, thrive and feel secure — nor a place where documentaries about them are often made.