GAY / LESBIAN
The following films from the multiple Media That Matters Film Festival collections explore the issue of gay / lesbian. For even more films on this issue, visit MediaRights.org.
A Girl Named Kai
Through a stirring poetic mix of video and sound, Kai appeals to her traditional Taiwanese parents for acceptance in spite of her untraditional take on life and love.
Official selection of the fifth annual festival
Homecoming
When coming out makes Ron a target for attack, he finds a school where respect and acceptance are taught alongside Math and English.
Official selection of the fifth annual festival
I'm Not a Boy
Julie Joyce is not a boy. As a transgendered youth, she just wants what all young people want – to have a positive space to live and grow.
Official selection of the seventh annual festival
Luv Me Latex
When HIV attacks, two unprotected men in love and a gang of healthy T-Cells are no match for a diabolical HIV virus. This clever animated short makes the case for condoms in a fresh and funny way.
Official selection of the third annual festival
Novela, Novela
A group of Nicaraguan activists produce a homegrown soap opera about issues like safe sex and domestic abuse.
Official selection of the fourth annual festival
Permission
Whose permission would you need to get married to the person you love?
Official selection of the sixth annual festival
Silence Speaks
Domestic abuse, hate crimes, poverty, political persecution and war. Highly personal multimedia pieces tell the stories of survivors and witnesses of these many forms of violence.
Official selection of the third annual festival
Vision Test
Who would you feel most comfortable with as CEO of a Fortune 500 company? What begins as a routine eye exam turns into an examination of people’s subconscious attitudes towards race, gender and power.
Official selection of the third annual festival
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