This unusual and refreshing gay romance portrays the burgeoning relationship between a retired school teacher and a gruff cabbie. Jim has spent almost his entire life at a boy’s school: first as a pupil, then a teacher. Ray is a widower, a former football hooligan with two grown children and a crop of grandchildren. When Jim leaves his coat in Ray’s cab, Ray makes a point to return it, and there is an immediate connection. Can these two men make their love work despite objections from society and family? In this moving and very real film made for British television, we are treated to a sweet and rare romance. Description adapted from the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

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Brocka’s follow-up to Eating Out is a sexy, funny, and sharply written gay comedy of manners. “X” is a hooker with morals in need of a dose of intimacy. He is secretly obsessed with his roommate, Andrew (Darryl Stephens of Noah’s Arc), who is starting to experiment on the scene. Then there’s Joey, their young sexually voracious “son” who completes the threesome. When “X” meets an enigmatic older trick, he begins to drop his guard; as he does, all their relationships spin out into intricate and hilarious patterns. This is gay life tempered with real heart, intelligence, and emotional integrity. Boy Culture turns you on, makes you think about your own relationships, and leaves you with a smile on your face. Description adapted from the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

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Boston native Julie Goldman stars in this “classic buddy movie with a lesbian twist” (The Blade). The film follows the life of Kelly, an aspiring TV news reporter who is shipped off to Little Hope to gather data for her marketing firm, accompanied by Linda (Goldman), a butch, talkative cameraperson who has aspirations of her own. With no hotel rooms to be found, due to the annual chili cook-off, the two are forced to stay at the local youth hostel, where a pair of amorous dykes keeps Kelly from preparing for her big network interview. When all is said and done, Kelly and Linda learn a few things about themselves and each other that help them gain a greater perspective about life.

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