The Alternative Miss World

Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.

Runtime

1h 5m

Director

Lydia Nibley

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Stefan Haupt

Cast

Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Babett Arens

A documentary about the lives of six transgender women in post-Franco Spain.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Antonio Giménez-Rico

Cast

Loren Arana Arellano, Reneé Amor Fernández, Nacha María Sánchez Sánchez

Contrary to the public stereotype of a youthful homosexual community, gay men and women do grow old. Silent Pioneers presents an upbeat focus on the lives of these people today, showing them living full and diverse lives and sharing concerns on ageing, health and housing, with other senior citizens. It also considers how support networ...

Runtime

42m

Director

Lucy Winer

The film follows the story of Jamie, a struggling butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film. The main plot is a romantic comedy between Jamie's male alter-ego, "Male Jamie," and Jill, a heterosexual woman on set. The film's subplots include Jamie's bisexual roommate Lola and her cat actor Howard, Lola's abrasive butch Germ...

Runtime

1h 24m

Director

Michelle Ehlen

Cast

Olivia Nix, Tiffany Anne Carrin