The Brattle Theatre

One of those documentaries that suck you in (no pun intended). George O'Donnell's film is a frank look at a group of young men running a pornographic website known as "College Boys Live." While seemingly salacious, the film is actually a poignant drama that explores the motivations and stuggles behind the business of running a voyeuristic website. More info

We are proud to present the U.S. Premiere of David Chow's experimental documentary about gay life in Hong Kong. Mixing fact with fiction, the filmmaker takes us into the lives of present day Hong Kong gay men, revealing their hidden aspirations and desires.


Co-presented by Queer Asian Pacific-Islander Alliance
and by Massachusetts Asian and Pacific Islanders for Health
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What’s in the experiment? A bit of everything, and then some. Featuring experimental work, music videos, animation and new narrative explorations, this program surveys the strange and beautiful, the super-saturated, the sensually textured, the intimate, the uncomfortable and the wacky. Reworked film and video footage and still images are collaged to reclaim and queer gender and sexuality. Masculinity is exposed through domestic tasks and poetry. Femininity is celebrated through strength, the knowing gaze, and cake. BDSM intoxicates. The experiment is a delicious mix of subversion, sexuality, and humor. Program curated by Aliza Shapiro. More info

A program for those who love sports or those who love watching them! First up is a the New England premiere of Louis Dupont's Les Garcons de la Piscine (The Boys at the Pool). This doc follows an all mens synchronized swimming team as they train for the Gay Olympics. This is followed by Dee Mosbacher and FawnYacker's documentary on homophobia in Women's collegiate sports. More info

Funny, painful, sad. These short films explore the gay experience in which growing up sometimes turns us into maniacal manipulators, pot smoking high school slackers, over achieving type A's who'll stop at nothing to succeed, and ultimately post college queens in Queens. More info

We continue to celebrate Wolfe Distribution with an evening of our favourite Wolfe titles. First up is Katherine Brooks award winning "forbidden love" story Loving Annabelle from 2006. Come to the Brattle, grab some popcorn and revisit the film that Greg Marzullo, of the Washington Blade, called "A must-see film full of rich imagery, a painful love story and attention-grabbing performances." More info

Tonight's screening is almost sold out. Please buy your ticket as soon as possible! Online ticket sales will be stopped at 6:00 PM!!
If you couldn't make it to the Saturday screening of Stu Maddux's Gen Silent please join us for a special second screening of his amazing film.

Filmmakers will be in attendance

Co-presented by Stonewall Communities, Boston Women's Group and The History Project. More info

Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Cameron, Omar Razaghi (Metwally) is an Iranian-born graduate student whose fellowship hinges on finishing an authorized biography of deceased Latin American author Jules Gund. The unexpected withdrawal of the Gund Estate throws Omar's world into disarray, and Omar is left with no choice but to travel to Uruguay and petition Gund's executors to change their minds. Omar arrives into a hornet's nest of intrigue and idiosyncrasy. The Gund "family," living together on the author's isolated and decaying estate, includes Gund's widow, Caroline (Linney); his mistress, Arden (Gainsbourg); Gund's brother, Adam (Hopkins), and Adam's partner, Pete (Sanada). Omar's unannounced arrival upsets their fragile co- existence, causing all to question their own circumstances and fates, which in turn leads Omar himself to question his own existence up until now. The City Of Your Final Destination is a finely-tuned comedy of modern manners from which emerges that rarest of things: a film romance that is actually romantic; it is, to quote The New York Times review of Cameron's novel, a "pungent, airy, grave, and transporting commedia dell-arte [that] subtly, affectingly, erotically traces the beginning, the hesitations, the advances of a love affair." How we fall in love, how we find a home, and how we come to know, or change, ourselves are all questions that The City Of Your Final Destination deftly explores in this warm and engaging work. The City Of Your Final Destination is as pure an example of the Merchant Ivory brand of upscale literary cinema as devotees of "Howards End," "A Room With a View" and "The Remains of the Day" could ask for. - Stephen Holden, New York Times More info

Another black comedy that will knock your socks off. Say hello to the miserable Fleece family. Dad abuses mom, Anora. Daughter Tabby storms around in a teenaged snit. Son Little Pete is bullied at school. Watch what happens when Imogene (Jill Marie Jones), the Kathy K. Cosmetics saleswoman, moved in next door. More info

Fish out of Water tackles the seven Bible verses used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. This feature documentary uses humor and original animation to make a traditionally complex and controversial topic accessible to those who don't like talking about religion and sexuality. More info

We continue our series of films from South America with another inception of the Fucking Different Series. They have done New York City, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and now Sao Paulo. This is the fourth film of the conceptual series FUCKING DIFFERENT, produced by Kristian Petersen. The filmmakers from São Paulo developed their projects in a script workshop during the 16th Mix Brasil Festival. The Brazilian version contains a variety of interesting genres. There are twelve stories in which women address the gay world and men address the lesbian universe. North American Premiere More info