September is Bisexual Visibility Month! This month while trying to make a pick for your next movie night, consider something with bisexual representation. With Hoopla and Kanopy, you can access all sorts of different titles! Not sure where to start? Don't worry, we've got you! Here are eight movies you can stream free with your Library card!
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Movies you can stream for free on Kanopy and Hoopla
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Set in the early 1990's, The Miseducation of Cameron Post is the story of a girl who gets sent off to a conversion camp after being caught with another girl. There she bonds with the other kids and they pretend to go along with everything while waiting to be released.
Call Me By Your Name
Set in the 1980's, Call Me By Your Name tells the story of Elio and Oliver. 17 year old Elio is spending the summer in Italy with his family. There he meets a doctoral student named Oliver and they have a powerful summer romance.
RENT
A 1990's classic based on the Broadway musical, RENT is the story of eight artist friends living in the gritty Alphabet City neighbourhood of New York City. As they struggle to pay rent in a precarious housing situation, they must also contend with disease, addiction, and violence, all the while doing their best to focus on love.
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But I'm a Cheerleader
Megan is your typical teenage girl--or so she thinks. She's shocked however when one day her parents send her to an in-patient conversion boot camp to "cure" her sexuality. There she meets all kinds of other kids and realizes and embraces that she is gay, even if she is a cheerleader.
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Disobedience
Ronit is a photographer in New York. Earlier in her life, her Orthodox Jewish community in London shunned her because of her attraction to her friend Esti. When Ronit learns of her estranged father's death, she returns to her community. Inevitably, she reunites with Esti. The passion is still there, and these two women must grapple with both sexuality and faith.
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Chasing Amy
A comic book writer falls in love with another writer--only to find out she's actually a lesbian. Throughout, his best friend is increasingly worried he's going to be replaced.
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The Kids Are All Right
Lesbain couple Nic and Jules have been together for 20 years and have raised two children together, with the help of a sperm donor. When one of their children is 18, she wants to know more about her donor and reaches out to Paul. He then comes into their lives, setting off a chain reaction that complicates Nic and Jules marriage.
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