Three powerful documentaries I have seen so far the SF LGBT film festival...

"Lewd and Lascivious" chronicles the first group of clergy in America to reach out to the LGBT community, in 1965, to understand and protect them from discrimination.  These San Francisco-based pastors and their wives decided to sponsor a dance for all people, including the LGBT, and this movie recalls the surprising chain of events that happened.



"Big Joy" is about the long and colorful life of avant-garde filmmaker and poet, James Broughton, a gay man.  This is one of the best documentaries I have seen in recent years, because this film treats its subject matter with curiosity, honesty, and respect.

Seventh-Gay Adventists - Trailer from Stephen Eyer on Vimeo.

"Seventh Gay Adventists" follows the lives of 5-6 gay Seventh Day Adventists (SDA) as they struggle to reconcile their love of their faith and religious communities with that church's condemnation of homosexuality.  Created by a straight husband - wife team, this documentary is a jewel of movie and is helping the SDA community talk about homosexuality in a positive, constructive way.