Milk

Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk in this movie about the true story of the first openly gay city supervisor. This story of Harvey Milk follows his rise through the political world and focuses on his battle to win equal rights for homosexuals in a very dangerous time. Sean Penn did an amazing job portraying Milk making it easy to understand why he was nominated for so many awards for the role.

Quinceanera

This is a film about the 15-year old coming-of-age celebration that is a part of the Mexican culture. As the main character Magdalena's birthday approaches she realizes she is pregnant and her family refuses to believe that she is still a virgin. During the estrangement from her family she forms a close relationship with her ostracized gay cousin Carlos and learns that there are much more important things in life than having a great party. I really enjoyed this movie and think it is worth watching.