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Red Is the Color Of
rating:2.1

Red Is the Color Of

2007Runtime:0 minutes
When famous painter Mary Shaw (Irina Björklund) becomes intrigued by her artist husband David Stellar's (Peter Franzen) free-spirited nude model, Julie Belle (Eliza Pryor Nagel), the friendship leads Mary to explore her sexuality and spirituality in new ways. Meanwhile, the fragile marriage between Mary and David begins to unravel as both their lives intertwine with Julie's in this absorbing drama written and directed by Anne Norda.

Directed by:

  • Anne Norda
  • rating:2.1 2.1 Average Rating

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    Helen
    rating:2.0

    Helen

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    When a girl named Joy goes missing, Helen, who lives in a care home, is recruited to stand in for her in a police reconstruction of her final moments. Soon, Helen is taken in by Joy's parents and begins a relationship with Joy's boyfriend.

    Directed by:

  • Christine Molloy
  • rating:2.0 2.0 Average Rating

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    Cosmopolitan
    rating:2.0

    Cosmopolitan

    2003Runtime:0 minutes
    Bollywood veteran Roshan Seth stars in this offbeat romantic comedy as Indian immigrant Gopal, whose serene New Jersey life suddenly disintegrates when both his wife and daughter decide to depart and begin new lives.

    Directed by:

  • Nisha Ganatra
  • rating:2.0 2.0 Average Rating

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    The Owls
    rating:1.9

    The Owls

    2009Runtime:0 minutes
    A decade after unplugging their all-girl band, the Screech, lesbian rockers Iris (Guinevere Turner), Lily (Lisa Gornick), MJ (V.S. Brodie) and Carol (Cheryl Dunye) are in an adult-contemporary rut ... until a hot young wild child named Cricket (Deak Evgenikos) enters their midst and mixes things up. Jealousy flares when Cricket turns on the charm, but when tragedy strikes, the women are forced to shelve their differences and work toward a common purpose.

    Directed by:

  • Cheryl Dunye
  • rating:1.9 1.9 Average Rating

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    Apart From That
    rating:1.8

    Apart From That

    2006Runtime:0 minutes
    Rural Washington serves as the setting for an intimate snapshot of five disparate, eccentric characters living in the small community. The elderly Peggy (Alice Ellingson) is given to making false fire reports and then greeting the arriving firemen unclothed. Other local characters include an American Indian road striper beset by an emotional burden he won't talk about and a local banker whose job brings him into major conflict with his son.

    Directed by:

  • Jennifer Shainin
  • rating:1.8 1.8 Average Rating

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    Variety
    rating:1.8

    Variety

    1983Runtime:0 minutes
    When Christine (Sandy McLeod) gets a job as a Times Square porn theater ticket-taker, she soon finds herself intrigued by the underground world she's entered, and her eagerness to explore it leads her on an erotic journey of self-discovery. Her new passion also has a profound effect on her relationship with boyfriend Mark (Will Patton). Controversial novelist Kathy Acker wrote the screenplay for this provocative feminist drama.

    Directed by:

  • Bette Gordon
  • rating:1.8 1.8 Average Rating

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    Festival Shorts Collection: El Gran Zambini aka The Great Zambini
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    Festival Shorts Collection: El Gran Zambini aka The Great Zambini

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Set in a bustling city overlooking an abandoned circus, this dialogue-free short from Spain centers on an aging circus performer as he struggles to come to terms with his defunct career and his strained relationship with his young son.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Mann im Mond aka Man in the Moon
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Mann im Mond aka Man in the Moon

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    This fantastical German animation brings a new perspective to the Apollo 11 moon landing of 1969. A quiet, moon-dwelling man sees his dull days of dirt gardening come to an end when a mysterious ship touches down on his lonely rock of a home.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: La Leçon de Danse aka The Dance Lesson
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    Festival Shorts Collection: La Leçon de Danse aka The Dance Lesson

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Inspired by the wallflowers who envy the freedom and grace of dancers, Philippe Prouff's hilarious instructional short, featuring the uninhibited Maxime Dorian, is guaranteed to inspire viewers to jump to their feet and cut a rug.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: The Sickie
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    Festival Shorts Collection: The Sickie

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Toby Jones (Infamous) stars as an overworked office manager who, plans to stage a "sickie" against his bosses and take a day off to relax. Unfortunately, the idea backfires when the voice of his guilty conscience begins torturing him mercilessly.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Diamonds in a Bucket
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Diamonds in a Bucket

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Lonely, codependent Vivian leaves home and meets Harold, an untalented lout of a singer. Vivian caters to Harold's every need, but their "relationship" hits a hitch when Harold's 30-year-old daughter makes an expected visit.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Migration Assistée aka Aided Migration
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Migration Assistée aka Aided Migration

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    This amusing animated short follows Sureau, a migratory bird who's about to head south for the winter. But just before his big trip, he's diagnosed with a nitrogen allergy, which means he'll have to fly by plane with the other sick and injured birds.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: No Bikini
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    Festival Shorts Collection: No Bikini

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    A free-spirited little girl named Robin dons a bikini top that doesn't quite fit, so she decides to go without it at swim class and is mistaken for a boy. Claudia Morgado Escanilla's film won Best Short at the New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: A Half Man
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    Festival Shorts Collection: A Half Man

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Maintaining a daily routine and caring for his children prove a Herculean task for a half man, who struggles mightily just to keep his organs from falling out of his body, in this animated short from India.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Now and Then
    rating:3.8

    Now and Then

    1995Runtime:0 minutes
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • rating:3.8 3.8 Average Rating

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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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