IndieFlix released 9 Outcast Films titles late last month, representing some of the smartest, most provocative LGBTQ films of this generation.
Here is a list of featured films, you can check out the Outcast Films section our website.
(Documentary)
They say when someone comes out of the closet, they can’t stop talking about it. Vancouver filmmaker Gwen Haworth not only talked – she made a movie.
Using archival family footage, interviews, phone messages and hand-drawn animation, Haworth’s documentary begins in 2000 when she came out to her family about lifelong female gender identity, and transitioned from Steve to Gwen. The resulting auto-ethnology is not only an exploration into the filmmaker’s transition from biological male to female, but also an emotionally charged account of the individual struggles and stakes that her family experienced.
Each stepping stone in the transition process becomes an opportunity to explore her community’s, and our own, underlying assumptions about gender and sexuality. As her transition progresses, Gwen is forced to reckon with the end of her marriage and the loss of her status as son and brother. But, in doing so, she also discovers that while the nature of personal relationships may change, the love and support can become just as powerful.
(Art film/documentary)
Made for every woman who has ever been to a slumber party, and every man who wonders what goes on at them.
Lou is a 12 year-old girl coming to terms with her budding sexuality in the mid 60s. Her bittersweet tale is skillfully interwoven with clips from a wide array of scientific and educational films, as well as interviews with adult lesbians who recount their adolescent attraction to girls, how they felt when they first heard the word “lesbian” and where they fit into the butch/femme continuum.
(Documentary)
Rock Bottom follows the journey of seven gay men struggling with an addiction to crystal meth, and their recovery efforts against a threatening backdrop of HIV infection.
From grappling with the drug’s effects on their physical and mental health to wrestling with their darkest sexual desires and sensitive identity issues, “Rock Bottom” delivers a chilling portrait of a community in crisis. By focusing on an incredibly diverse group of subjects, this unflinching film captures a predator that does not discriminate between age, class, or race. Exploring deeply personal experiences in clubs, hospitals, and family gatherings, these brave men provide us with astonishing clarity and offer us a much needed and new perspective to help others who struggle as they do.
For anyone battling drug abuse and addiction, or for those who aid in the process of recuperation and healing, “Rock Bottom” will offer hope and insight for the painful and necessary leap to a healthy life. It also serves as a powerful cautionary tale for anyone thinking they might be able to experiment with a drug without repercussions.
Make sure to view the rest of the Outcast Films in the IndieFlix library, and visit their website for more.
Tags: Hide and Seek, Outcast Films, Rock Bottom, She's A Boy I Knew
