The experimental, personal BLACKSTAR (1977, dir. Tom Joslin / USA, 85 min. In English / Format: Digital) Joslin blends moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cinema vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. CHOOSING CHILDREN (1985, dirs. Debra Chasnoff, Kim Klausner & Margaret Lazarus / USA, 45 min. In English / Format: 35MM) was one of the first documentaries to challenge homophobic and sexist attitudes about lesbian parenting, inspired by questions filmmakers and partners Chasnoff & Klausner were asking about the social and legal landscape for being a lesbian parent. Preceded by MEMENTO MORI (1995, dir. Jim Hubbard / USA, 16 min. In English / Format: 16MM) activist Hubbard’s moving, queer meditation that individualizes the immeasurable collective trauma left in the wake of the AIDS epidemic.