Film Library

To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor tells a story of love, marriage and a fight for equality. The film chronicles unlikely heroes — octogenarian Edie Windsor and her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, on their quest for justice. Beyond the story of what became the pivotal case in the marriage equality movement and the compelling personal, legal and political stories behind it, the film also chronicles our continued journey as a people, as a culture, and as citizens with the promise of equal rights.

Over seven decades, George Takei journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband Brad on this star’s trek for life, liberty, and love.

Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keeper’s wife struggles with her work and her sanity, as she cares for her sick husband in the late 1800’s.  When a mysterious stranger washes ashore, secrets hidden in deep waters come to light, and she is forced to confront both her past and her future.  Shot on an island off the coast of northern Maine, “To Keep the Light” paints a landscape of stark, aching beauty, and reveals the inner life of a woman who embodies feminism long before the word existed – and stands, literally and figuratively, at the edge of society.

The incredible untold story of the first Black woman of motorcycling, Bessie Stringfield, who defied expectations and discrimination to blaze a trail for thousands of women after her.

Miles Harrison, an ordinary American from Virginia adopts a beautiful orphan boy from Russia. Meanwhile, Bill Browder, a billionaire investment banker seeks justice for his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky who is killed after exposing corruption in the Russian government. The actions of both men cause  the Russian Adoption Ban. Thousands of Russian orphans, many with disabilities, now have no hope of being adopted. Hundreds of U.S. adoptive parents are forced to live with the guilt of betraying their commitments and are unable to realize their dream of becoming a family.

Celebrating the life and spirit of tomboys, aged 12 to 94, this film celebrates the journeys of four spunky and diverse women.

An ode to city life, Touch explores themes of isolation and the universal need for love when two strangers make the most important connection of their lives while waiting for a train.

TOUGH LOVE chronicles the lives of two parents with cases in the United States child welfare system as they attempt to prove to the courts that they deserve a second chance to be parents.

Made using hand-crafted stop-motion collage animation, “Toys” tells the autobiographical father-daughter story of actress Peggy Pope. In 1930s farm country, Peggy’s father wanted a son, but he got her. He tries to toughen up his little girl by giving her toys intended for boys: knives, bats, lariats, guns. One day, he brings home an archery set. To his astonishment, she proves a savant and goes on a shooting spree around the yard, coming into her own and making him fear for his life. The film is narrated by Pope, now 86, looking back on this momentous encounter with her dad.

Aleida Gallangos has no memory of her parents. They “disappeared”

First dates can be minefields of decorum and double standards in Rory Uphold’s Traction. Andy, the self-righteous single woman from Uphold’s “Safety”, goes on a perfectly okay first date that’s quickly sidelined by a racist joke.