Chance meetings, spur of the moment adventures, forbidden lust, and internet meet ups are all part of the international modern woman’s battle to find happiness in love. This program features everything from the award-winning story of two women’s secret love affair in 1950s Manchester to a sci-fi journey featuring cabarets and clones.

Private Life (Abbe Robinson, UK, 2006): Yorkshire 1952. An unmarried woman in her late twenties leaves the monotony of her work in a textile mill and secretly takes the train to Manchester where she meets a man on the platform. But is all what it seems in this Planet Out short movie award winner?

A Moment Like This (Vitor Leite, Brazil, 2006): Two girls meet by chance on the street and are immediately attracted to each other.

Hay Cosar Que No Se Dicen (Things You Never Say) (Gabriela Calvache, Ecuador, 2006): Mercedes and Julio enjoy an everyday summer afternoon—music, wine, kisses, cuddling, and sex. The things they never say will be told. Will they be prepared to understand it?

Flowers at the Park (or First Kisses) {Flores en el parque (o los primeros besos)} (Mariel Macia, Spain, 2006): After online flirtations, Ana and Lola agree to meet in the park. While Lola brings flowers, Ana brings doubt, and the two awkwardly make their way through first kisses and conversations.

Ballad of the Two Girls from Botafogo (Balada das duas mocinhas de botafogo) (Fernando Valle, Brazil, 2006): Two sisters try to find meaning in their empty lives through sexual experiences and adventures in the nightlife of Rio de Janeiro.

Transgender Express (Laure Schwarz, Switzerland, 2006): In this fascinating sci-fi fantasy, our protagonist takes a transgender spaceship to a world marked by cabarets, surgeries, and clones.

Sugar in the Blood (Zucker Im Blut) (Peter Saller, Germany, 2005): As a way of saving her twisted relationship, Anna plans to cheat on her girlfriend. Now all she needs is a sexy girl!

ADMISSION:  $10 non-member / $8 members