Polk's debut feature focuses on the friendship of four fun-loving Black, gay men. At Miss Smokies, their local West Hollywood club, photographer Marcus, hellbent Dante, drag queen Chris, and heartbroken Hill rant, rave, and guide each other through the pursuit of love and friendship. "Polk is a multitalented writer/director who has created a wonderfully entertaining film full of fresh characters, snappy dialogue, and great performances from an exceptionally attractive cast. Drenched in a fantastic sound track (assembled by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds), Punks is sure to make glorious waves in the worlds of black and gay cinema" (Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival 2000).

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From the director of The Virgin Machine comes this captivating exploration of gender malleability. Tour guide and "goddess of cyberspace" Sandy Stone reveals a treasure trove of San Francisco's leading gender-benders: Max Wolf Valerio, a female-to- male transsexual; Texas Tomboy, who relates the shifting of sub-San Francisco tectonic plates to internal shifts of identity; and legendary Susan Stryker, a tranny historian and male-to-female transsexual. Sex-goddess Annie Sprinkle and a fascinating rumination on the sexually ambiguous female spotted hyena contribute to this unforgettable documentary.

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Liberal sex, plenty of drugs, and the fugitive dreams of rock-and- roll dominate this urban love story with a dynamic cast of gay, lesbian, and straight characters. Rena Owens (Once Were Warriors) is astounding in her portrayal of Katie Keen, a would-be singer who returns to Auckland and the comfort of her best friend Stephen after minimal success in Los Angeles. Stephen's stormy relationship with doped-up lyricist Mark, and the kinetic energy of running commentators Fig and Sally–two lesbian punks scrabbling for stardom–further intensify this tangle of love, loyalty, friendship. Unconventional in form and spirit, When Love Comes will both electrify and inspire audiences.

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