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LGBT Resources in the Princeton University Library: HOT TOPICS: Videos

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Resources in the Princeton University Library

Videos

VIDEOS ON LGBT THEMES

A SAMPLER OF LGBT VIDEOS
Over 400 videos on LGBT topics are available thorugh the Main Catalog of the Princeton University Library. This is a brief sampler of what can be found there.

Brokeback Mountain. (Motion Picture, 2005.) Directed by Ang Lee. Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment,c2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 135 min.)
“Gay men--Wyoming--Drama. Western films.”
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 4943

Gender redesigner. (Documentary.) Directed by Johnny Bergmann. New York City: Outcast Films, Studio 4 LLC, 2010. DVD, (72 min.) A Rainbow America Production.
Documentary about gay life in rural Pennsylvania, transsexuals, and gender transition from female-to-male.
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk:(VIDL) DVD 6815

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School. (Documentary.) Directed by Debra Chasnoff [Harriman, N.Y.] : New Day Films, [2008] 2 videodiscs (78 min.)
"Takes cameras into K-8 classrooms across the U.S. to look at whether and how gay issues should be discussed in schools ... Makes the case that all children are affected by anti-gay prejudice.”
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 4908

The Kids Are All Right. (Motion Picture, 2010.) Directed by Lisa Cholodenko. Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2010. 1 videodisc (107 min.)
“Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship.”
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 5950.

Lesbian Nation, a Short Film Collection. New York: First Run Features, 2009. 1 videodisc, (136 min.)
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 4550.
Contents:

  • Carmelita Tropicana : your Kunst is your Waffen, a film by Ela Troyano (26 min.)
  • Jumping the Gun, a film by Jane Schneider (9 min.)
  • Little Women in Transit, a film by Barbara Heller (7 min.)
  • Playing the Part, a film by Mitch McCabe (38 min.)
  • Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in film, a film by Marc Mauceri (56 min.)

Out at Work. (Documentary, 2009.) Directed by Tami Gold. San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 2009. 1 videodisc (114 min.)
“Documents the lives of three gay workers from 1991 to 1996."
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 4777

Queer China, 'Comrade.' (Motion Picture, 2008.) Directed by Cui Zi'en. Variant Title: Zhi tong zhi [New York] : dGenerate Films, c2009. 1 videodisc (60 min.)
Interviews with over 30 prominent figures in China's LGBT Community.
In Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 4880

Silent Pioneers.  Gay and Lesbian Elders.  (Documentary, 1985.) Pat Snyder et al, with SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment.) New York: Filmakers Library, 1985.
Online through Main Catalog.  

Stonewall Uprising. (Documentary, 2011) Directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner. Boston: WGBH, 2011. DVD, (90 min.) Documentary about the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 which launched a worldwide Gay rights movement.
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk:(VIDL) DVD 5949

The Times of Harvey Milk. (Motion Picture, 1984.) 20th anniversary ed., directed by Rob Epstein. New York: New Yorker Video, c2004.
Princeton Location Firestone Circulation Desk: (VIDL) DVD 3525