Titles on DVD

(DVDs are Region 1/NTSC standard)

Stories From the War on Homosexuality
The Arthur Dong Collection, Vol. 1
(3 DVD set)

Code: COL1-DVD
Price: $195.00

DVD Box Set: Digitally re-mastered DVDs of Coming Out Under Fire, Family Fundamentals, and Licensed to Kill, with over 4 hours of additional material and bonus features, including more than 2 hours of previously unreleased footage, viewer guides for each title, and much more. Packaged in a specially designed Collector’s Edition box priced at a savings over individual purchase of each DVD.

All educational, institutional, and group sales include comprehensive study and discussion guides for Family Fundamentals and Licensed to Kill and a free copy of the book, Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two (free book offer limited to stock on hand).


Coming Out Under Fire (72min)
Code: COUF-DVD
Price: $95.00

COMING OUT UNDER FIRE shoots to the heart of an issue that continues to be the focus of heated debates today: the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military. Recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award and a Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award, this internationally acclaimed film uncovers the World War II origins of a military policy which labeled homosexuals as mentally ill and sought their discharge as "undesirables."

All educational, institutional, and group DVD sales include a free copy of the book, Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two (free book offer limited to stock on hand), an illustrated viewer’s guide, bonus footage, and special DVD features.


Family Fundamentals (DVD, 75 min)
Code: FAMF-DVD
Price: $95.00

What happens when conservative Christian families have children who are homosexual? FAMILY FUNDAMENTALS goes to the heart of today's debates over homosexuality, where the personal is inextricably — and dramatically — bound up in the political.

Includes a 45-page comprehensive study and discussion guide.

 

Forbidden City, USA (DVD Collector's Edition)
Code: FOR-DVD
Price: $195.00

FORBIDDEN CITY, U.S.A. captures the story of San Francisco's notorious all-Chinese Forbidden City Nightclub during the Big Band era. "The Chinese Sinatra," "the Chinese Sophie Tucker," and the "Chinese Sally Rand" are just some of the original entertainers who strut their stuff and share triumphant and humorous tales of adventures in the cabarets of yesteryear. This special Collector's Edition DVD features over 20 minutes of bonus never-before-seen footage and a treasure trove of memorabilia.

Study guide and 8-page booklet with historical essay, production notes, and further reading list included.

   

Licensed to Kill (77 Minute Version DVD)
Code: LIC-DVD
Price: $95.00

Winner of both the Directors and Filmmakers Trophy awards at the Sundance Film Festival, LICENSED TO KILL goes behind the media headlines of recent high-profile anti-gay murders to investigate their causes. Attacked by gay bashers in 1977, filmmaker Arthur Dong probes the hearts and minds of murderers convicted of killing gay men -- he faces them in one-on-one cell block interviews and asks them directly: "Why did you do it?"

Comprehensive study and discussion guide included. DVD edition includes illustrated viewer’s guide, bonus footage, and special features.


Sewing Woman (DVD)
Code: SEW-1
Price: $95.00

SEWING WOMAN chronicles the bittersweet journey of one woman's determination to survive: from an arranged marriage in old China to working class comforts in modern America. Based on the story of the filmmaker's mother, SEWING WOMAN is narrated by veteran actress Lisa Lu (Joy Luck Club, The Last Emperor). Winner of over 20 film awards including an Academy Award¨ nomination for best short documentary.

Extensive 4-page study/discussion guide included.

   

Titles on VHS

(all VHS videos are NTSC standard)


Coming Out Under Fire (VHS, 72min)
Code: COUF-1
Price: $95.00

COMING OUT UNDER FIRE shoots to the heart of an issue that continues to be the focus of heated debates today: the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military. Recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award and an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Interviews, this internationally acclaimed film uncovers the World War II origins of a military policy which labeled homosexuals as mentally ill and sought their discharge as "undesirables."

 
 

Forbidden City, USA (VHS)
Code: FOR-1
Price: $95.00

"EXUBERANT!" Touches the heart and packs a tremendous amount of entertainment into a found glance back at the fabled all-Chinese Forbidden City Nightclub on San Francisco's Sutter Street which became an international hot spot in the 30s and 40s." -Peter Stack, S.F. Chronicle. Winner of over 15 international film awards, including Best Documentary of the Decade at the Hawai'i International Film Festival (shared). Note: VHS version does not include special features found in DVD Collector's Edition.

Study guide and 8-page booklet with historical essay, production notes, and further reading list included.

 
 

Licensed to Kill (VHS, 77 Minute Version)
Code: LIC1-1
Price: $95.00

Winner of both the Directors and Filmmakers Trophy awards at the Sundance Film Festival, LICENSED TO KILL goes behind the media headlines of recent high-profile anti-gay murders to investigate their causes. Attacked by gay bashers in 1977, filmmaker Arthur Dong probes the hearts and minds of murderers convicted of killing gay men -- he faces them in one-on-one cell block interviews and asks them directly: "Why did you do it?"

Comprehensive study and discussion guide included.

 
 

Licensed to Kill (VHS, 53 Minute Version)
Code: LIC2-1
Price: $95.00

Winner of both the Directors and Filmmakers Trophy awards at the Sundance Film Festival, LICENSED TO KILL goes behind the media headlines of recent high-profile anti-gay murders to investigate their causes. Attacked by gay bashers in 1977, filmmaker Arthur Dong probes the hearts and minds of murderers convicted of killing gay men -- he faces them in one-on-one cell block interviews and asks them directly: "Why did you do it?"

Comprehensive study and discussion guide included.

 
 

Lotus (VHS)
Code: LOT-1
Price: $95.00

The place is rural 1914 China and LOTUS tells the heart-wrenching story of a mother with bound feet who must decide whether to subject her own daughter to this crippling tradition. For over thirty centuries, Chinese women's feet were maimed in the name of beauty and obedience. The custom was called "footbinding," and the fight against it triggered one of the most overlooked struggles for human rights in history. Filmed on location in the remote village of Luk Keng, a mile under the China border in Hong Kong, LOTUS is a lavishly produced half-hour featurette set in this turmoil.