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Farias, Jesse. The Role of a Man (1994) USA, video. 2 min.
A gay Chicano teenager recollects his struggle with homophobia and alienation with intense visions.
Fernandez, Oscar. Epiphany (2000) USA, video, 7 min.
A 14-year-old filmmaker makes a stunning debut with the searing portrait of a youth in crisis.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Iluminando la aguas (1989) Cuba/USA, video, 4 min.
The world under the water and the myth of Yemaya, de Afro Cuban goddess of the sea become a metaphor for the re-encounter of two lovers in an imagined reality.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Mérida Proscrita (1990) Cuba/USA, video, 7 min.
A sad sepia love story vibrantly intercut against a background of vivid street scenes. Two Latino lovers and their relationships difficulties caused by machismo and fixed roles.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. We Are Hablando (1991) Cuba/USA, video, 7 min.
Discuss censorship, Latino culture and sexual identity.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Buscando Nuestras Voces (1991) Cuba/USA, video, 30 min.
A vivid portrait of a lesbian and two gay men narrating their experiences as Cubans in exile.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Cities of Lust (1993), Cuba/USA, video, 30 min.
Cities of Lust addresses issues of relationships, desire, and ethnicity among African-American and Latino gay men. Filmed on location in Merida, Chicago, and at the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, the tape works best of all as a vivid description of racism and of the social obstacles to romantic fulfillment.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Las Cosas Que El Me Hizo Hacer (1994) Cuba/USA, video, color, 5 min.
A passionate reminiscence of long-distance love.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Nubes Soleadas en la Crossrods (1996) Cuba/USA Video, color, 26 minutes.
A recollections of framgneted memories from childhood to the present are intercut with historical and fictional events to reconstruct the exilic self of a Cuban immigrant. After years in exilie. Ernesto wants to understand how his emotional instability is linked to the historical moment in which he is living. Collidng, juxtaposing, spinning from and jumping into different levels of the narrative, the video creates a layering of audiovisual images outlining the accumulation of experiences and the multiplicity of the self emerging after the experience of exile.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Traveling Corners/Esquina Rodantes (2003-2007) Cuba/USA/Mexico, New media project, variable dimension. http://www.digipopo.org/content/esquinasrodantes/
An interdisciplinary work in progress exploring the virtual and the physical results of a nomadic movement and an informational cartography where immigrants from Yucatan, Mexico operate in the context of a transnational US urban metropolitan enclave such as Los Angeles, at the same time; maintain tides with their native land.
Ferrera-Balanquet, Raúl. Merida T’Ho-MX (2009) Cuba/USA/Mexico, Locative Media, variable dimensions. Http://www.cartodigital.org/meridatho
Merida Tho_MX is a hybrid artwork employing the wireless network established in four public parks of the city of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico to create a mixed territory tranversing an organic history of the urban development of the city from pre-Colombian times to a post technological future, not in that chronological order.
Flores, Alex. The First Latin American Dyke March (2004) Mexico/Canada, video, 22 min.
The piece takes us to this monumental event in Mexico City, interviews the event organizers, and captures the euphoria on the street during an important landmark in lesbian history.
Flores, Alex. Carmela's Package (2006) Mexico/Canada, video, 7 min.
A day filled with trials, tribulations and a mysterious package ends in a sweet surprise for Carmela.
Flores, Alex. Juarez (2007) Mexico/Canada, video, 72 min.
http://www.lasperlasdelmarfilms.com/Juareztrailer.html
Juarez is a feature length documentary that shows the theories found by family members of the victims, forensics, journalists, artists and activists in Mexico, questioning why the federal government hasn’t intensified its interest to thoroughly investigate the brutal murders of over 460 women in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Frilot, Shari. Cosmic Demonstration of Sexuality (1992), USA, video. Humorous comparison between feminine sexuality and the structure of the cosmos.
Frilot, Shari. What Is A Line (1994) USA, video, 10 min.
Weaving the narrative of a jilted love with footage of a train in motion, this tape is a dark comedy study of the mechanics of physical and psychological progression.
Frilot, Shari. Black nation/Queer Nation (1996) USA, video, 55 minutes. This is an experimental documentary chronicling the March 1995 groundbreaking conference on lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora. The conference brought together an array of dynamic scholars, activists and cultural workers including Essex Hemphill, Kobena Mercer, Barbara Smith, Urvashi Vaid, Raul Ferrera-Balanquet, and Jacqui Alexander to interrogate the economic, political and social situations of diasporic lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered peoples. The video brings together the highlights of the conference and draws connections between popular culture and contemporary black gay media production.
Frilot, Shari. Strange & Charmed (2003) USA, video, 14 min.
A three-part short: A lonely woman literally takes matters into her hands; a spurned lover gets pleasure afresh after a chance meeting with a hot and willing substitute; and a child wants to explore a playmate in a new way.
Fong-Olivares, Yaromil. At home with Desalojos Realtors (2004)
A mock infomercial about the gentrification of the Mission District in San Francisco. Yaromil Fong- Olivares is a Dominican immigrant of Chinese decent and hopes to shed light on the dangers posed by gentrification.
Fusco, Coco. Phoconovela (1995) USA, video, color, 27 min.
The first bilingual, bicultural Chicano soap opera to capture humor and madness of life in East Los Angeles. The story of Doña Roña and her two sons forewarned of imminent danger by the tele-astrologer Dionne D’Love.
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Gajilan, Arlyn. Kim (1987). USA, video, 27 min.
Kim is the candid personal testimony of a young Puerto Rican lesbian's coming out and coming of age in New York City. An intensely personal story unfolds as Kim takes us through the bar scene, the life of an exotic dancer, and the finding of feminism, which plays an important role in Kim's developing perspective on sexuality, love, and her relationship with her mother.
Galarreta, Mario. Alonso’s Deadline (2007) USA, video, 6 min.
A recently widowed professor, Dr. Alonso, finds new hope in an unlikely connection with a young school janitor.
Garcia, Martha. To Be With You (1995) USA, video, color, 1 min.
Confessions of a true love made by a teenage Chicana dyke to her paramour.
Garcia, Martha. Just Another Friend (1994) USA, video, color 2 min.
Longing and unrequited love…classic drama enacted with a teenage lesbian twist on the streets of Hollywood.
Gomez, Gabriel. How Has AIDS effected Your Life? (1991) USA, video, 10 min.
Guzman, Mary Do The Math (2006) USA, 35mm., 4 min.
A hell-raising performance by writer/poet Meliza Bañales, Do the Math follows a young Latina lesbian as she seeks a better life.
Guzmán, Mary. Mechanic's Daydream (2007) USA, video, 9 min.
A hi-def homage to perfection: high femmes, gerialists, and vintage motorcycles.
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Han, Luna: The Cock: Lesbian Owned & Operated (2008) USA , video, 10 min.
The colorful and heartfelt journey of a first-time business owner from Jalisco, Mexico to Oakland, CA where she owns and operates a successful restaurant called the Cock-A-Doodle Cafe (The Cock).
Harrington, Raquel Cecilia. Entwined (1997) USA, 118 min,.
Attraction ignites true love between two women who realize they must break their current relationships in order for theirs to unfold. Despite the negative forces surrounding them, Elena and Julia's love flourishes as they steal every moment they can to be together. The lush tropics of Miami and the blending of the Cuban and American cultures is the palate on which this sensuous love story takes place. From dreams to reality, Elena and Julia must follow their hearts and fulfill the desires of destiny.
Henriquez, Patricio. Jucitan Queer Paradise (2002) Canada/Mexico, video, 65 min.
The substantially sized queer population of Juchitan, a small Mexican town, lends its explanation to legend. According to faithful believers, God gave Vincete Ferrer, the patron Saint of Juchitan, a bag full of queers to distribute throughout the world.
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Instituto de Familia "La Raza" y "Proyecto Latino SIDA" San Francisco. Ojos que no ven. (1987) USA, video, 30 min.
Sexual relations among teenagers and the discussion of homosexuality in the Latino community.
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