SXSW Schedules
Four LGBT Films

The annual South by Southwest film festival in Austin has announced a lineup of four LGBT-focused films.

Sex Positive is about Richard Berkowitz, a gay S/M hustler turned AIDS activist, directed by Daryl Wein.

Also slated is The Lost Coast, directed by Gabriel Fleming. Mark, who is gay, and Jasper, who is straight and engaged to be married, are high school friends who reunite for Halloween in San Francisco and are forced to confront their unspoken sexual history.

Bi the Way explores the changing sexual landscape of the country, with a look into scientific research and social opinions on bisexuality. Directors Brittany Blockham and Josephine Decker follow five teens and 20-somethings who act as the faces of their generation.

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is about a transsexual from the Philippines going after her dreams of living in Paris. To make the trek from Cebu City to the City of Lights, Raquela abandons prostitution and turns to the more lucrative online porn, meeting a wide range of people along the way.

For more information on the schedule in March and tickets, visit www.sxsw.com. (The Advocate)