Friday, November 9, 2001

“Adam” - by Andrea Stoops 1996 • USA • 4 minutes color ”Adam [is] a wry animated look at the playground conquest by a butch baby dyke.” -- Just Out Portland
Oregon Regional Winner, Animation Category -- Student Academy Awards
“Breakin’ The Glass” - by Marla Leech and Dina Maria Munsch 2000 • USA • 28 min. • color As exciting and fast-paced as the game itself, Breakin' the Glass examines the promise and power of women’s professional basketball.
Directors Marla Leech and Dina Munsch interview the founders and players of the American Basketball League. Athletes discuss what it means for women to finally have the opportunity to play pro basketball in the U.S. Also a chronicle the rise and fall of the first women’s pro-basketball league -- the ABL -- Breakin' the Glass gives insight into the politics and play-making of professional sports.
A testament to the importance of women role models, Breakin' the Glass is an excellent motivational and empowerment tool for women and girls of all ages.
“Scout’s Honor” - by Thomas Shepard 2001• USA • 60 minutes • color "To be physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight," this is the Boy Scout Oath. Since 1910, millions of boys have joined. But today, if you are openly gay, you can't. Witness how Steven Cozza, a 13-year-old Boy Scout, launches a grassroots campaign to overturn the ban on gays. Scouting for All is the movement built by Cozza with the help of a long-time Scout leader, community members, and his own family.
Also included are the stories of ousted gay Eagle Scouts Tim Curran and James Dale, whose legal cases culminated at the United States Supreme Court where a private organization's right to determine its membership was heard against a state's right to protect the civil rights of gay and lesbian citizens.
Moving from Petaluma, California to the Supreme Court, the film chronicles a modern interpretation of the Scouting ideals of courage, citizenship, and honor.

Saturday, November 10. 2001

“Waves” - by Frank Mosvold 1998 • Norway • 10 min. • b&w Beautifully filmed story of 18-year-old best friends on a weekend escape to a remote cabin. Waves paints a moving and introspective portrait of two young men on the threshold of adulthood, timidly testing the waters between romantic attraction and the deep bond of friendship. Mosvold creates a mood I think many will remember from their youth: insecurity about sexual identity and the desire to be able to share it with someone...
“Lost Cause” - by Glenn Gaylord 1999 • USA • 7 min. • color "Red ribbons or red tape?", asks filmmaker Glenn Gaylord in his satire exposing the frustration people with AIDS can experience in dealing with the organizations designed to help them.
“Coming To Terms” - by Shawn Postoff 2001 • Canada • 17 min. • color Alone in his college dormroom, a young man struggles with his family's reaction when he is pressured into coming out to them over the telephone. Damian sinks into depression as he realizes that both he and his family have an arduous journey ahead if they are to heal old wounds and come to terms with his sexuality.
Coming to Terms is a film for everyone. It demonstrates how denial and blame can damage relationships. An excellent video for youth, counselors and families
“Union In Wait” - by Ryan Butler 2001 • USA • 28 min. • color Susan Parker and Wendy Scott were members of the Wake Forest Baptist Church in North Carolina. In 1997 the couple decided to have a union ceremony in Wake Forest University's Chapel, but the university prevented this from happening. A UNION IN WAIT recounts the struggle of Parker and Scott to have their union recognized and the controversy that divided a community.
“A Boy Named Sue” - by Julie Wyman 2000• USA • 56 min• Color Julie Wyman's compelling documentary chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. The film successfully captures Theo's physiological and psychological changes during the process, as well as their effects on his lesbian lover and community of close friends. Taking full advantage of the unlimited access she received into an extraordinarily personal process, Wyman carefully composes a moving story about gender identity, relationships, and how even things that seem permanent can change.