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Subgenre Sampler

 
Treading WaterTreading Water (2001)
Dir. Lauren Himmel
Feat. Angie Redman, Nina Landey
Refreshing, at ease lesbian drama conveys a universal scenario of familial tensions between a mother and daughter over the latter’s choice of…
101 Reykjavik101 Reykjavik (2000) Recommended
Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Baltasar Kormakur, Victoria Abril
An endearingly skewed yet unexpectedly poignant sex comedy moored in the 30–below temperatures of the Icelandic winter, about a…
Better Than ChocolateBetter Than Chocolate (2000)
Dir. Anne Wheeler
Feat. Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox
An everybody–gets–laid portrayal of lesbian culture in late 80s Vancouver that’s no GO FISH, but still better than the usual…
Common GroundCommon Ground (2000) Recommended
Dir. Donna Deitch
Feat. Edward Asner, Beau Bridges, Harvey Fierstein
Compassionate, quality trilogy of short stories dealing with gay issues over three different eras. "A Friend of Dorothy" concerns a woman…
GendernautsGendernauts (2000)
Dir. Monika Treut
Prolific lesbian director Monika Treut takes a tour of San Francisco’s transgender community. Aided by the likes of queer luminaries Annie…
History LessonsHistory Lessons (2000)
Dir. Barbara Hammer
A "revisionist" archival doco from militant experimentalist, Barbara Hammer, that montages (and modifies) esoteric lesbiana as a clarion call for…
If These Walls Could Talk 2If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) Recommended
Dir. Martha Coolidge, Jane Anderson, Anne Heche
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Vanessa Redgrave, Chloe Sevigny
Critically well–received compendium of three tales charting the lesbian experience in 20th century America. Among the prestigious cast, Vanessa…
Bedrooms and HallwaysBedrooms and Hallways (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rose Troche
Feat. Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Ehle
Utterly delightful relationship comedy about men, and gay men in particular, but appealing to human beings of any of the three sexual orientations…
Boys Don't CryBoys Don't Cry (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kimberly Peirce
Feat. Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Brendon Sexton III
Widely touted dramatisation of the true–life 'Brandon Teena' tragedy set in the grim badlands of America's Midwest, where a teenage girl…
But I'm a CheerleaderBut I'm a Cheerleader (1999) Recommended
Dir. Jamie Babbitt
Feat. Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Melanie Lynskey
A camp comedy in both style and setting, cheerleading teen Natasha Lyonne is suspected by her God–fearing parents to be a lesbian, and is thus…

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