These films have been part of the CapU Library DVD collection, but are now also available from anywhere via online streaming.
The Queen
Dir: Frank Simon
1968 / USA / 66 min. / documentary
Streaming Service: Kanopy
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Before Paris is Burning and Kiki, there was The Queen. Interviews at an underground New York drag pageant pre-Stonewall.
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Dir: Robin Campillo
2017 / France / 140 min. / drama
Streaming Service: Criterion
DVD on the shelves at: PN1997.2 .B438 2018
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Now available streaming. Acclaimed docudrama recounting the history of AIDS activism in France. 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Rocketman
Dir: Dexter Fletcher
2019 / USA / 121 min. / musical bio
Streaming Service: Criterion
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Whiz-bang musical biography of Elton John. CapU Library also has musical scores for piano/guitar/vocal selections from the film.
Call Me By Your Name
Dir: Luca Guadagnino
2018 / USA / 132 min. / drama
Streaming Service: Kanopy
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Desert Hearts
Dir: Donna Deitch
1985 / USA / 94 min. / drama
Streaming Service: Kanopy
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Part of the 80’s wave of independent queer-themed films.
Caravaggio
Dir: Derek Jarman
1986 / UK / 90 min. / experimental drama
Streaming Service: Kanopy
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The UK’s gay bad boy director takes on high art, with Tilda Swinton and Sean Bean.
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