Lesbian Lips

Gay, lesbian, and transgender filmmakers, actors, and critics explore
the history of queer cinema in this made-for-cable documentary.
Eschewing any overarching narration, co-directors Lesli Klainberg and
Lisa Ades illustrate archival footage and film clips with dozens of
interviews. They also provide timelines and factoids to punctuate the
discussion of specific eras. Although the background material and the
interviewees allude to the subtext of Hollywood classics, the bounty of
world cinema, and the history of experimental film, the focus remains
squarely on the American independent movement, from the 1960s
underground through the New Queer Cinema of the early '90s to the
post-Brokeback Mountain landscape of 2006. Interview subjects range
from cultural commentator Michael Musto and actors Alan Cumming and
Jane Lynch to directors John Cameron Mitchell, Jennie Livingston, and
Randy Barbato.