Wolfe Video is the oldest and largest exclusive producer and distributor of

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films in North America. Founded in 1985 in

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by Kathy Wolfe, the company began as a consumer mail order distribution company for lesbian

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videos but has evolved over the years to become a full-service distributor of

films. Wolfe releases LGBT films on

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in North America as well as doing film festival bookings, foreign sales, US digital delivery, and broadcast sales for its library of more than one hundred feature films and dozens of shorts and documentaries. Notable Wolfe releases over the years include the film '' Big Eden'', the 20th Anniversary DVD release of '' Desert Hearts'', '' Were the World Mine'', and Thom Fitzgerald's AIDS drama '' 3 Needles''. Significant Wolfe DVD releases in recent years include the

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award-winner '' Undertow'', the acclaimed French drama ''

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'', the praised Polish cyberthriller drama '' Suicide Room'', the multiple award-winner '' Gayby'', and Swedish lesbian romance ''Kiss Me'' (''

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''). Wolfe has also released two films by the writer and director Stephen Cone, including '' The Wise Kids'' and '' Henry Gamble's Birthday Party''. In June 2012, the company launched a new worldwide LGBT movie-watching platform, WolfeOnDemand. In 2015, Wolfe Video donated its complete DVD library of

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movies to the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives.

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