Treasures

I Am My Own Woman

German trans icon Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf tells her own, semi-fictional story in this 1993 doc-drama classic.

This transgressive 1950s treasure, previously unseen outside of Japan, chronicles an affair between two nuns at a boarding school.

Gregg Araki’s riveting 2004 drama has lost none of its raw energy, power or ability to shock.

A 35mm restoration of Bill Sherwood’s bittersweet comedy-drama, set against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS crisis in 1980s New York.

This landmark experimental queer art film, presenting the erotically charged dreamscape of a young hustler, is a celebration of the male body.

The first feature directed by an African-American lesbian, Cheryl Dunye’s film is as funny, thought-provoking and original as it was 30 years ago.

Originally screened as part of the first Gays’ Own Pictures in 1986, Westler is a striking depiction of a gay relationship during the Cold War.

Africa’s first transgender film made a splash in the 1990s, collecting Best Documentary awards at festivals around the world.