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FILM:
The Two Cubas (2005) The Two Cubas is a rare glimpse
into contemporary gay life in Cuba seen through the lives of two good
friends both named José. José Louis works in tourism
and dreams of life in another country while José Rodriguez
is a successful dancer who has previously passed up opportunities
to defect while working abroad. Rodriguez is steadfast in his resolve
to make a life for himself despite the difficulties of being gay in
his native country. www.telezam.com |
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Video:
Silenced (2005) Widespread rape against men and boys is not
defined or punishable under South African law. Produced by Fanney
Tsimong. |
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Video:
This way out (2004) Gay and lesbian people
from Kenya, Brazil and Pakistan discuss their emotionally difficult
decision to seek political asylum in the United States. http://www.cinemaguild.com/
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Video:
Many people many desires (2004) An advocate of a
nascent LGBT movement explores the legal and cultural barriers to
living openly as gay, lesbian or hijra in contemporary India. sangama@sangama.org
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Video:
Citizen Lobbyist (2005) Every year, more than 20
transgendered Americans are murdered. Because there is no provision
in present hate crimes legislation for transgendered people, these
murders go unreported. It is time for trans people to take matters
into their own hands. Inspirational and informative, Citizen Lobbyist
tells the courageous tale of a group of trans activists working to
change the face of human rights. Email: timothywattsproductions@yahoo.com |
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Video:
Faggots (Maricones) 2005 After years of fascist rule
and civil war, Peru is a country that is still trying to find its
social, economic and political bearings. In this largely Catholic
state, the lives of queers have been, and for most part continue to
be, veiled and difficult. This beautifully textured documentary explores
the experiences of two gay men struggling with their past and present
situations in contemporary Peru. Email: arriaga@sympatico.ca |
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Video:
Zero Degrees of Separation (2005) Zero Degrees of
Separation is a thought-provoking documentary that examines the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict through the lives of two queer couples caught in the crossfire.
www.nfb.ca |
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VIDEO:
Many People Many Desires (2004) A provocative portrait
of young hijras, transsexuals, lesbians, kothis (effeminate gay/bisexual
men) and double deckers (gay/bisexual men without rigid masculine
or feminine roles) who struggle to strike a gentle balance between
inhabiting a traditional Indian society while exploring their sexual
and gender identities. Email: sangama@sagama.org |
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35mm:
Beautiful Boxer (2003) Based on a true story, Beautiful
Boxer is an-action packed drama that tells the story of Thailand`s
famed transgendered kickboxer, Parinya Charoenphol (aka Nong Toom).
www.regentreleasing.com |
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FILM:
Dangerous Living (2003)
An explosive look at the emergence of sexual politics surrounding
gay, lesbian and trans people living outside the West. The upsurge
of HIV/AIDS and violence towards the LGBT communities in the developing
world has propelled queer activists to rise from the underbelly of
their societies. Their newfound visibility is followed by a backlash
from governments, religious fundamentalists and their own families.
Email: producers@afterstonewall.com
www.afterstonewall.com
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VIDEO:
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World 2003 is
a globetrotting documentary that highlights inspirational LGBT movements
in evolving countries. By using the arrest of 52 men in Cairo for
participating on a floating disco as the fulcrum, director John Scagliotti
explores the pleasures and perils of being queer in such far away
places as Pakistan, Honduras, the Philippines, and Namibia. Email:
huntvideo@aol.com tel: 1-413-267-9684 |
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VIDEO:
Queer Documentary in Wartime (2003) is a documentary film in progress
focusing on queer Palestinians and Israelis and their relationship
to the current conflict. email: erfland@aol.com |
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ONLINE
EXHIBITION: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called, "DO
YOU REMEMBER, WHEN?" The exhibition, curated by Dr. Klaus Mueller,
tells the story of Gad Beck and Manfred Lewin, two young Jewish lovers
who were active in one of Berlin's Zionist youth groups in 1941/42.
See www.ushmm.org/doyourememberwhen |
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REPORT:
Human Rights and Sexual Orientation in International Law
(2003)
Professor Douglas Sanders, email: sanders_gwb@yahoo.ca
International human rights law and the lesbian and gay rights movement
have grown up together in the years since World War II. Both are
still developing. Both are evolving from western initiatives to
a world-wide presence. Updated Dec. 6, 2004: (MS
Word document)
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REPORT:
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in the Americas (2003)
PDF
Download
Andrew Reading Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute Director, Project
for Global Democracy and Human Rights |
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VIDEO:
Pashke & Sophia (2003) Documentary about how a small community
adapts to Pashke, a "virgin" who lives as a man. His story is an inspiration
to Sophia, a woman who dreams of being free like Pashke. The video
is a fascinating look at gender in a Muslim community in Albania.
tel: 49 30 624 3427 email: kmichalski@hotmail.com |
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MM: Women's Prison (2002) Women's Prison is a taboo-breaking
film that focuses on Mitra, a young woman who, while studying to be
a mid-wife, is jailed for killing her stepfather. In prison, Tahereh,
the new warden, takes a dislike to Mitra's non-conformist ways and
a struggle for power ensues between the two women over the course
of the next 20 years. Told in three segments at three different points
in time... 1984, 1992, and 2001... this engrossing tale addresses
issues of sexuality, crime, prostitution, lesbianism and drug addiction.
www.firstrunfeatures.com |
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VIDEO:
Intolerance - Ivan (2002) Bold and daring, Ivan is
a young, out gay man struggling with the constant threat to his life
in Belgrade, a city beleaguered with homophobia, intolerance and violence.
Email: gruden@b92.net |
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VIDEO:
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2002) From his
collegiate days as a music student captivated by the ideals of communism,
to his imprisonment for conscientious objection to WWII, to his crucial
role advising Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the tactics of nonviolent
resistant, Bayard Rustin was a tireless and courageous organizer determined
to hold the USA to its promise. tel: 877-811-7495 email: contact@newsreel.org |
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VIDEO:
Act of Faith (2002) balances the stories of two gay Muslim
men with the hardline of the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book.
An Imam, a Muslim religious leader, outlines the Islamic belief about
homosexuality as written in the Qur’an, but wonders why time
has stood still for those who interpret the holy book. info@journeyman.tv
www.journeyman.tv |
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VIDEO:
Everything Must Come to Light (2002) tells the story of three
dynamic lesbian women who are sangomas (traditional healers) living
in Soweto, South Africa. email: mailbox@frif.com
www.frif.com |
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FILM:
Flying With One Wing (Tani Tatuwen Piyabanna) 2002 Set in a
small Sri Lankan town where women are the underclass, director Asoka
Handagama’s Flying with One Wing presents an edgy yet touching
story about gender identity, oppression and freedom of movement. email:
lad-heliotrope@noos.fr
www.heliotrope.com |
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VIDEO:
Juchitan, Queer Paradise (Juchitan des Folles) 2002 In the
Mexican town of Juchitan, a wide range of queer identities enjoy a
position of high respect. email: patricioh@macumbainternational.com
www.macumbainternational.com |
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VIDEO:
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH (2002) seeks to answer this profound question
through the stories of lesbian and gay Muslims who are struggling
to be true to their sexuality and their faith. His provocative film
challenges not just the views of the orthodox Muslim majority but
also the prejudices of many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
community as well. Contact: (in the USA) Parvez Sharma, tel 202 486-5779
e-mail parvezsharma@hotmail.com |
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VIDEO:
I EXIST: VOICES FROM THE LESBIAN AND GAY MIDDLE EASTERN COMMUNITY
(2002). In a series of emotional interviews, queers of Middle
Eastern origin reveal how much they have in common in spite of deep
cultural and religious differences. As Jews, Christians and Muslims
from Armenia, Syria, Iran, Egypt and Sudan, they have all struggled
to accept themselves and their sexuality in spite of their families’
disapproval and the "traditional values" of their cultures. Contact:
(in the USA) Eyebite Productions fax 415 551 1723 e-mail info@eyebite.com
www.eyebite.com |
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FILM:
Madame Sata 2002 Set in 1932 in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro’s
most colourful district, Madame Sata is inspired by the extraordinary
life of João Francisco dos Santos. The series of guises he
adopts on stage turn his sexuality, race and class into statements
of resistance and strength. Intensely flamboyant and unapologetically
gay, his life is recreated in vivid, beautiful detail, enveloping
the audience in the atmosphere of the Afro-Brazilian community of
the 1930s. email: info@mongrelmedia.com
www.mongrelmedia.com
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VIDEO:
Of Men and Gods 2002 takes an honest and truthful look at a
largely unexplored area: the daily existence of Haitian men who are
openly gay or trans, and an intricate part of spiritual life. email
docued@der.org www.der.org |
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FILM:
Shit Skin (2002) Through their journey within the deserts of
Central Australia, a young gay man helps his grandmother confront
her murky past in order to create a path to his own indigenous identity.
email: kimba@sistagirl.com.au |
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VIDEO:
STAND TOGETHER (2002) Canada The documentary begins with an
examination of the national security campaigns in the fifties and
sixties when thousands of lesbians and gays working in the public
sector in Canada were subjected to investigations by the federal police,
the RCMP. Stand Together examines the activities and politics of gay
liberation and looks at the changing social attitudes towards homosexuality
through the seventies and eighties. Contact: nnicol@yorku.ca |
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Video:
They Still Smile (2002) This documentary gives us a taste of just
how difficult it is to be queer while calling the Eastern European
country of Belarus home. tel: 375-17-2452280 email: irsizova@mail.ru |
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AUDIO:
ROOTS OF HOMOPHOBIA [IN THE CARIBBEAN/JAMAICA] 2002 A BBC documentary
by Rikki Beadle-Blair travels to Jamaica where homosexuality remains
a crime punishable by ten years hard labour and homophobic murders
go largely unpunished. Beadle-Blair investigates where 'batty boy'
has become an all too familiar chant in Jamaica and Britain. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/aboutradio4/diary/34.shtml |
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VIDEO:
Children of the Crocodile (2001) chronicles the intimate stories
of two young Timorese-Australian activists, Cidalia Pires and Elizabeth
Exposto. Even though both women escaped war and destruction in East
Timor as infants, they grew up involved in political protests towards
the freedom of their native land. email: ms@wmm.com
www.wmm.com |
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VIDEO:
GLADYS, UNA MADRE CUBANA/ GLADYS, A CUBAN MOTHER (2001) Gladys
tells her story of coming out and living as a lesbian in Cuba. It
is a rare and moving movement to see an older women telling her life
story to her son. Contact sergimb@teleline.es |
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VIDEO:
HOPE ALONG THE WIND: THE STORY OF HARRY Slade, USA, (2001)
A remarkable documentary about a remarkable man, Hope Along The Wind
is a journey through the fascinating, tumultuous life of Harry Hay.
Labour organizer, Communist Party member and founder of the Mattachine
Society, one of the first gay rights movements in the USA. Contact:
distribution@frameline.org
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VIDEO:
HOW I LOVE YOU (2001) Zaatari, Lebanon, An exploration
of sexuality among gay men in Lebanon. Contact: video@astral.magic.ca |
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VIDEO:
IT’S MY LIFE (2001) Tilley, South Africa. Zackie Achmat
has taken up the fight for over 4.5 million of his South African countrymen.
Following Achmat from his very personal sessions with his doctor to
the heat of the courtroom, It’s My Life is an important film
that documents the complexities of one man's struggle and highlights
AIDS activism in Africa. Contact: tom@frif.com |
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FILM:
JUST A WOMAN (2001) is the story of Moravid, a male-to-female
transsexual who has chosen to live out her life as a woman in her
native Tehran. That story challenges many of the Western clichés
about Iranian society, and reveals a woman and a nation filled with
surprising contradictions. Contact: (in France) Small Camera fax 43
87 34 72 e-mail lesfilmsdurequin@noos.fr |
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VIDEO:
KE KULANA HE MAHU: REMEMBERING A SENSE OF PLACE (2001) Kathyrn
Xian and Brent Anbe USA. This moving documentary gives a platform
to the indigenous Hawaiian transgendered and gay communities. Contact:
www.zangpictures.net |
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VIDEO:
The Parade (our history) La Parade (notre histoire) 2001 Gay
Pride parades and celebrations are well-established facts of life
in large cities throughout Western Europe. The same cannot be said
for Sion, one of the oldest towns in Switzerland. In this Catholic
stronghold, a committee of six women and one man decide early in 2001
to organize the region’s first ever Pride parade to be held that
July. www.cinemanufacture.ch |
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VIDEO:
RUTHIE AND CONNIE: EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE (2001) Dickson,
USA Ruthie and Connie are celebrating 25 years as lovers and 40 years
as friends. In the late eighties, they rose to prominence in the fight
for same-sex benefits when they sued the New York City Board of Education
and after a five-year struggle, they won the benefits for themselves
and all New York City employees. Contact: dong@LMI.net |
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FILM:
SIMON & I Ditsie, South Africa, 2001 Simon & I recounts
the lives of two giants in the South African gay and lesbian liberation
movement: Simon Nkuli and the filmmaker herself, Bev Ditsie. Set against
the backdrop of intense political activism and the HIV/AIDS crisis
in South Africa, the film is both a history of the movement and a
deeply personal account of Ditsie’s relationship with Nkuli.
Contact: theresa@dayzero.co.za |
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FILM:
THAT’S ME Wales-Smith, Zimbabwe, 2001 In Zimbabwe, President
Mugabe has said that gay people are "worse than pigs or dogs". For
a young transvestite, life with HIV can still be celebrated as long
as you love the virus. Contact: theresa@day.zero.co.za |
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FILM:
BLOSSOMS OF FIRE Gosling, USA/Mexico, 2000 Blossoms of Fire
presents the Zapotec women of southern Oaxaca, Mexico, in all their
brightly coloured, opinionated glory. These qualities have allowed
women to claim a great deal of power in the society, and have also
resulted in the region’s progressive politics, manifested in
their unusual tolerance of homosexuality among other things. See:
www.maureengosling.com |
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VIDEO:
The Day that I Decided to be Nina (2000) An 11-year-old trans-girl
speaks about interacting with classmates. Her acceptance gives hope
to all youth struggling with gender. tel: 31 35 6 712 911 email: sales@vpro.nl |
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BOOK:
DIFFERENT RAINBOWS (2000) Edited by Peter Drucker, Gay Men's
Press/ Millivres Ltd). ISBN 1 902852 10 9 A pioneering collection
of essays on lesbian and gay movements in the Third World. Specific
essays focus on Brazil, Mexico, Kenya, South Africa, India and China.
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FILM:
Fleeing by Night (Ye Ben) 2000 spins a tale of passion, longing
and unrequited love against the backdrop of China in the 1930s on
the eve of the War of Resistance against Japan. www.strandreleasing.com |
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VIDEO:
FORBIDDEN FRUIT (2000) Sue Maluwa-Bruce takes us on a tour
of Zimbabwe as she tells the love story of two women in a small village
who are reunited a few years after their secret affair is discovered
and condemned. Contact kontakt@filmwerkstatt.de
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VIDEO:
HOMOPHOBIA, THAT PAINFUL PROBLEM (2000) Bernard France
Through interviews and archived footage the video looks at the state
of homophobia throughout the world including the USA, France, India,
Zimbabwe and the Philippines. Contact (in Paris): tel 33 1 55 28 38
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FILM:
PARAGRAPH 175 (2000) is a feature documentary built around
personal stories of homosexual men who experienced persecution under
the Nazis. Their filmed testemonies tell an epic story, made vivid
with evocative images from the period and original, haunting images
shot for this film. These are complex individuals -- often bitter,
but just as often filled with irony and humor; haunted by their memories,
but determined to survive. Their collective story fills a crucial
gap in the historical record, and is a testament to human resilience
in the face of unconscionable cruelty. For more info, see www.tellingpictures.com/films/5.html |
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VIDEO:
A SWISS REBEL: ANNEMARIE SCHWARZENBACH 1908-1942 Bonstein,
Switzerland, 2000 Annemarie Schwarzenbach, a writer, journalist and
photo reporter, stood up to her aristocratic family in the thirties
to travel around the world denouncing European fascism and the exploitation
of American workers. Contact: troubadour@worlcom.ch |
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VIDEO:
FANTASTY – ANOTHER COUNTRY (1999) Hershkovitz,
Israel, Lady Samantha and Lady Chris are two engaging Tel Aviv drag
queens–one Arab, the other Jewish–who explore questions
of identity, gay politics and their relationship to their drag characters
while they plan their first joint performance. Contact: tel in Paris
33 1 42 62085 |
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VIDEO:
RAINMAKERS ZIMBABWE (1999) This inspirational documentary is
about Tina Machida, a lesbian in Zinbabwe, who continues to fight
for gay and lesbian rights in a country where being queer is condemned
by the president of the country and the people. Contact courrier@adobeproductions.com |
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REPORT:
LATIN AMERICAN REPORTS: BREAKING THE SILENCE (1996) A report
by the Inter Church Coalition for Human Rights in Latin America -
Canada details human rights violations against lgbt people. Dowload
the reports in your choice of language, both are MicrosoftWord RTF
(Rich Text Format): English
/ Spanish. |
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BOOK:
THE THIRD PINK BOOK: A GLOBAL VIEW OF LESBIAN AND GAY LIBERATION
AND OPPRESSION (1993). Updates the varying degrees of progress
made since earlier editions (first was 1984, second was 1988). Part
one comprises articles which explore ways that lesbians and gay men
organize and gain political power, in the usual countries, as well
as the People's Republic of China, Ireland, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.
To order click
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BOOK:
PASSING LINES: SEXUALITY AND IMMIGRATION ISBN 0-674-01885-0
Passing Lines
seeks to stimulate dialogue on the role of sexuality and sexual orientation
in immigration to the U.S. from Latin America and the Carribean. The
book looks at the complexities, inconsistencies, and paradoxes of
immigration from the point of view of both academic and practitioners
in the field. |
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