She’s outspoken, subversive, and she offers no apologies. Northampton-based, lesbian spoken-word artist and activist, Alix Olson takes her one-woman tour-de-force to the screen in this revealing documentary. Director Samantha Farinella offers an extended glimpse into the mind and motivations of this thought-provoking artist, whose feminist poetry issues a slap in the face to the patriarchy. Behind the scenes during Alix’s cross-country tour, Left Lane follows her through college campuses, women’s festivals, and high schools, inspiring young poets and provoking audiences with her incisive wit. Description adapted from the New Festival.

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This riveting documentary explores one woman’s journey through fifteen years of friendship and love. Filmmaker Karen Everett turns the camera on her own love life and a remarkable community of culturally significant sex radicals in San Francisco. Through home videos, candid interviews, and video diaries, Everett poses universal questions about the nature of relationships from monogamy to polyamory. Featuring Jackie Strano and Shar Rednour, leading directors of lesbian pornography, and Phyllis Christopher, one of North America’s leading photographers of lesbian erotica.

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Set in the slums of Manila, the purity of first love is pitted against squalor and corruption. Gay pre-teen Maxi is deeply committed to his family of petty thieves. His world revolves around his father and his two brothers, until he meets Victor, an honest, principled, and handsome policeman. The two become friends, and Victor inspires Maxi to hope for a better life, but their relationship draws the ire of Maxi’s family.

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