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The 2 Sides of the Bed
Spain, 2006, 108 min.
A thoroughly enjoyable musical comedy, Emilio Martínez-Lázaro’s sequel to the The Other Side of the Bed sees Javier jilted at the altar by Marta in favor of Raquel. What follows is a fast-paced and highly musical (characters sing versions of Spanish pop hits) entertainment that gently skewers... more
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Beyond Hatred
France, 2006, 86 min.
After their gay son is murdered by a gang of skinheads, a close-knit French family tries to move toward understanding and even forgiveness in this devastating documentary. In classic vérité style, director Olivier Meyrou allows this immensely cathartic story to unfold at its own pace without unneces... more
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The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Philippines, 2006, 100 min.
When Maximo, a 12-year-old effeminate Filipino youth, falls for a new cop on his street, all kinds of hell breaks loose for his criminal family and for his sense of who he is and what he wants to become. This independent project was awarded the International Jury Prizes at both the Berlin and Rotter... more
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Boy Culture
USA, 2006, 88 min.
In this sharply written gay comedy of manners, a successful male escort begins to rethink his chosen profession, spurred on by newly complex relationships with his younger gung-ho roommate and an older, unusually chivalrous client. Director Q. Allen Brocka’s sophomore directorial effort, following h... more
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The Curiosity of Chance
USA, 2006, 98 min.
When new high school sophomore Chance Marquis is bullied for being openly gay, he turns to a drag queen and a high school jock to help him fight adversity in Russell P. Marleau’s John Hughes-styled ’80s comedy. Winner of the Jury Award for Best New Director at Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.... more
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DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Spain, 2006, 105 min.
Sporting visual flair to burn and a plot that unfurls in unexpected ways, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s tragicomic debut chronicles twenty-somethings Jorge and Israel’s attempts to form their identities, both personal and sexual, while posing questions about love and morality in these complex times. Arév... more
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East Side Story
USA, 2006, 88 min.
Drawing inevitable comparisons to Quinceañera, Carlos Portugal’s exuberant indie debut—a robust, frequently funny combination of melodrama, romance and comedy—tracks a (mostly) gay love triangle in a rapidly gentrifying Latino neighborhood in East Los Angeles.... more
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Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
USA, 2006, 85 min.
How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? In the first American gay sequel ever, stakes get raised and sexual boundaries are obliterated as Kyle (Jim Verraros) pretends to be straight in order to land the new guy—and nude model—in town.... more
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Fat Girls
USA, 2006, 82 min.
This offbeat teen comedy asks the questions: can snappy 300-pound plus fat girl and nebbish musical gay boy find happiness and love in a back-water Texas high school? First-time director Ash has concocted a comedy about discrimination that finds a way to laugh at pretty much everything and everyone.... more
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Go West
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2006, 97 min.
Gay lovers Kenan, a Muslim cellist, and Milan, a Serbian student, fight to survive the brutal inter-ethnic wars of early ’90s Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dreaming of peace, happiness and acceptance, they travel west with one of them disguised in drag, in a film that provocatively addresses subjects once... more
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King and the Clown
South Korea, 2006, 119 min.
Second on the list of all-time box office champs in South Korea, Jun-Ik Lee’s vibrant period drama follows two street performers whose satirical sketch about the king’s court first lands them in hot water and then leads them to perform for the king himself.... more
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The Line of Beauty
United Kingdom, 2006, 180 min.
Adapted from Alan Hollinghurst’s Booker Prize-winning novel, this richly textured gay coming-of-age story penetrates deep under the skin of ’80s Britain. Amidst the euphoria of first love, sex and high society parties, a young graduate witnesses scandal, deception and hypocrisy when he moves in with... more
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Little Miss Sunshine
USA, 2006, 101 min.
The Little Miss Sunshine Pageant is the impetus for this dysfunctional family road trip in which seven-year-old Olive, is vying for the title. Her family—including a suicidal uncle, her failing motivational speaker father, her mother at her wit’s end, her silent angst-ridden brother and... more
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Love Sick
Romania, 2006, 85 min.
Alex and Kiki meet at the university and become fast girlfriends. Enter Sandu, tormented with jealousy. Is he Kiki’s brother or her jealous lover? Love Sick is remarkable for its matter-of-fact attitude towards love without rules.... more
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Meth
USA, 2006, 79 min.
Palm Springs-based filmmaker Todd Ahlberg has created a mesmeric exploration of a particularly timely —and emotionally charged—topic: the endemic and growing use of the drug crystal meth among gay men, in this and other communities over the course of recent years.... more
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Mojave Phone Booth
USA, 2006, 88 min.
A legendary lone phone booth stuck in the middle of the Mojave Desert accepts only incoming calls. It becomes the compass for four individuals who are looking for answers in their confusing lives. Steve Guttenberg heads up this splendid ensemble cast of characters.... more
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Nina's Heavenly Delights
United Kingdom, 2006, 92 min.
Nina, a feisty young Indo-Scottish woman, discovers her father had lost 50 percent of the family curry house in a bet to the local bookie, whose daughter Lisa now runs it. Trying to take charge, Nina finds herself falling for Lisa in comedy about the search for cultural and sexual identity.... more
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One to Another
France, 2006, 105 min.
Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold’s quintessentially French drama, based on a true story, focuses on a quintet of sexually experimental friends led by a hunky, charming bisexual—who will try anything (and anyone)—and his sister, who is perhaps unnaturally close to him.... more
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Puccini for Beginners
USA, 2006, 82 min.
Director Maria Maggenti creates a witty comedy of sexual confusion as a New York City writer, rebounding from her last lesbian affair, suddenly finds herself caught between two lovers—a man and a woman. It’s a comedy that will leave you giggling as you race to plan your next trip to New York City.... more
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The Railroad All-Stars
Spain, 2006, 90 min.
Valeria, Vilma and Mercy are two-dollar-a-pop prostitutes in a destitute neighborhood of Guatemala City. In order to publicize their plight (and also as a way of having fun), they decide to found a soccer team. Rodriguez's documentary is an exhilarating story about perseverance in the face of prejud... more
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Trantasia
USA, 2006, 92 min.
Trantasia is a voyeuristic look behind the scenes of the world’s first “Most Beautiful Transexual Pagent” in Las Vegas. Six contestants reveal what it is like to live as beautiful women. Trantasia presents the ultimate triumph of “sisterhood” in a moving humorous celebration of the human spirit.... more
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Twilight Dancers
Philippines, 2006, 112 min.
When Dwight comes to Manila to become a “macho dancer,” stripping down for gay audiences and ogling straight women, he finds that the nightclubs’ bright lights can’t cover up the cruelty of the business. Filled with arch melodramatic plot lines and twists, the film boils over with big emotions and s... more
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A Very Serious Person
USA, 2006, 100 min.
A warm, intelligent drama that draws both laughter and tears, this sweet-natured coming-of-age tale focuses on the relationship between a young boy—coming into his homosexual identity—and his grandmother’s caregiver, a male nurse from Denmark (Charles Busch). The result is a beautiful story of frien... more
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Wild Tigers I Have Known
USA, 2006, 93 min.
Logan is a soft-spoken, lonely thirteen-year-old boy with a crush on Rodeo Walker, the coolest kid in school. Unconventional and fresh, this beautifully photographed and well-crafted story is an ethereal exploration of the moody world of teenage isolation, perfectly capturing the confusion and pain ... more
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The Yacoubian Building
Egypt, 2006, 161 min.
Egypt’s most ambitious and audacious movie surveys a microcosm of Cairo society by following the colorful occupants of a once dignified apartment building and their interconnected searches for love, pleasure and honor. Best First Feature, Tribeca Film Festival.... more
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