Filmmaker Gigi Gaston and musician Sophie B. Hawkins ("Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" and the popular album Whaler) have created a mov- ing and intriguing documentary that brings us further into both Hawkins's music and life. The Cream Will Rise is not only the record of a concert tour but also an exploration of the story behind this artist's rise to fame from an unhappy childhood to her present success. Unusually honest conversations with Hawkins, her mother, and her brother con- cerning their bouts with alcoholism, anorexia, and sexual abuse reveal an ongoing healing process as Hawkins revisits the sites of some of her most painful, as well as pleasurable, childhood memories. This film beautifully weaves and connects this troubled past with Hawkins's current life of achievement and fame. Throughout, Hawkins's music creates a mood that is not easily forgotten, and the viewer gains a deep respect for her honesty.

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Two personal documentaries: Summer in My Veins (41 min) and Nana, George and Me (48 min). Filmmakers Nish Saran and Joe Balass explore family, identity, and heritage.

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What does intellectual property law have to do with circumcision? Leave it to the director of Lilies and Zero Patience to unite these and other seemingly disparate topics into another of his fascinating and inventive combinations of musical camp, melodrama, experimental narrative, and documentary. The story brings three "Peters" together: They make love. They make art. They get busted. "Uncut is a densely layered, delirious romp in which ideas are hurled at blistering speeds [and whose] candy-colored pop art explosion will knock you out." (Joel Shepard, San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Catalog).

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