Movies: Charles Lum

On February 17, 2020, Charles Lum woke up seeing double. A week later his doctor called with news that a “mass” in his brain was HIV related lymphoma. DEATH RACE is a video diary which documents Charles Lum's catastrophic health struggle during the c...

A tribute to Charles Lum’s life told through his work as a film maker. Featuring Super-8 films Charlie shot as a teenager in the 1970s up to the last film he made about his battle with AIDS related lymphoma. Charlie AKA Clublum was a much-loved and v...

A reimagining of the Warhol classic....

While cruising for sex, a gay man has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to right some recent political wrongs and make America great again....

Charles' hot 'n breathy memoirs from the 2000's of a busy day's park cruising....

A man confesses his compulsive sexual behavior but in doing so calls into question the accuracy of sexual disclosures....

A group of older gay men get together every month for companionship, camaraderie, and sex....

A dialogue about sex, responsibility and HIV, after the (f) act. A confrontational work that analyzes media, intimacy and AIDS in triple critique, aims at the deconstruction of the documentary interview by creating a triangle between two differing in...

Meet Sparky the star of this dog show hosted by the annual International Mr. Leather contest....

An epic saga of sexual melodrama, it’s also a refugee story of persecution and perseverance, with an added dollop of divine luck. Howie gives a startling video confession questioning both normalcy and desire, illuminating the physical and psychologic...

Filmmaker Charles Lum goes looking for love in places where it will not be found. A 'come-along' stalker video!...

A short film that portrays filmmaker Charles Lum’s conversations with his own doctors, shrinks, nurses, and pharmacists, then juxtaposing these interactions with footage of himself speaking directly to the camera on issues of desire and self-image. T...