Altered Innocence is an American film distribution company specializing in films with LGBT and coming of age themes.
History Altered Innocence was founded in 2015 by former Strand Releasing employee, Frank Jaffe, to give queer cult films proper Blu-ray and digital releases. The company also distributes films for theatrical release.
In May 2021, Altered Innocence released a short film anthology, described as a "cinematic mixtape", titled Altered Innocence Volume 1.
In 2024, Altered Innocence partnered with film distribution company MVD Entertainment Group; the former had previously been affiliated with OCN Distribution, a sister company of Vinegar Syndrome.
Releases Spine Number Title DirectorRelease year NotesThe School DuelTodd Wiseman Jr.2024AI-1 Concrete Night Pirjo Honkasalo2013 U.S. distributionAI-2Desire Will Set You FreeYony Leyser2015U.S. distributionAI-3 Violet Bas Devos2014 2017 Blu-ray releaseAI-4 Baby Bump Kuba Czekaj2015 2017 Blu-ray releaseAI-5Doors Cut DownAntonio Hens2000AI-6 A Closer Walk With Thee John C. Clark and Brie Williams2017 2017 Blu-ray releaseAI-7 Center of My World Jakob M. Erwa2016 2017 Blu-ray releaseAI-8 Brothers of the Night Patric Chiha2016 2017 Blu-ray releaseAI-9 Sleeping Giant Andrew Cividino2015 2018 Blu-ray releaseAI-10 John From João Nicolau2015 2018 Blu-ray releaseAI-11 The Poet and the Boy Kim Yang-Hee2017 U.S. distributionAI-12 The Wild Boys Bertrand Mandico2017 U.S. distributionAI-13Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution Yony Leyser2017 U.S. distributionAI-14 Permanent Green Light Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley2018 2018 Blu-ray releaseAI-15 Knife + Heart Yann Gonzalez2018 U.S. distributionAI-16 The Erlprince Kuba Czekaj2016 2019 Blu-ray releaseAI-17 Tiger Milk Ute Wieland2017 U.S. distribution rightsAI-18 The Harvesters Etienne Kallos2018 U.S. distributionAI-19 You'll Never Be Alone Alex Anwandter2016 2020 Blu-ray releaseAI-20 Luz Tilman Singer2018 2020 Blu-ray releaseAI-21Equation to an UnknownFrantz Salieri1980AI-22 Home Fien Troch2016 2020 Blu-ray releaseAI-23 Starfish A.T. White2018 2020 Blu-ray releaseAI-24 House of Cardin P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes2019 2020 DVD releaseAI-25 Rapture in Blue Ryder Houston2020 DVD releaseAI-26 Love Express: The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk Kuba Mikurda2018 U.S. distributionAI-27 Madame Stéphane Riethauser2019 Blu-ray releaseAI-28 Queer Japan Graham Kolbeins2019 North American distributionAI-29Altered Innocence Vol. 1Cam Archer, Anna Cazenave Cambet, Antonio Hens, Yann GOnzalez, Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel, Shaun Hughes, Peter Strickland, Alexis Langlois, Bertrand Mandico, João Nicolau, Gjertrud Maria Bergaust2000 - 2019AI-30 Adoration Fabrice du Welz2019 U.S. distributionAI-31 So Long Billie (Pompei) Anna Falguères and John Shank2019 2021 Blu-ray releaseAI-32Sound and FuryJean-Claude Brisseau1988AI-33 A Dim Valley Brandon Colvin2020 U.S. distributionAI-34Wild Tigers I Have KnownCam Archer2006AI-35 Death of Nintendo Raya Martin2020 DVD releaseAI-36LA Plays ItselfFred Halsted1972Sex Garage1972Sextool1975AI-37Arrebato (Rapture)Iván Zulueta1979AI-38Pals (Colegas)Eloy de la Iglesia1982AI-39 Hypnosis Valery Todorovsky2020 Blu-ray releaseAI-40 Stop-Zemlia Kateryna Gornostai2021 U.S. distributionAI-41 My Best Part Nicolas Maury2020 U.S. distributionAI-42The Islands of Yann GonzalezYann Gonzalez2006 - 2021You and the Night2013AI-43Passing StrangersArthur J. Bressan, Jr.1974Forbidden Letters1979AI-44Apocalypse After: Short Films by Bertrand MandicoBertrand Mandico1999 - 2018AI-45Beyond GravityGarth Maxwell1989Jack Be Nimble1993AI-46 After Blue (Dirty Paradise) Bertrand Mandico2021 North American distributionAI-47Saturday Night at the BathsDavid Buckley1975AI-48 Grand Jeté Isabelle Stever 2022 U.S. distributionAI-49ÉlisaJean Becker1995AI-50Dressed in BlueAntonio Giménez Rico1983AI-51 Brother's Keeper Ferit Kerahan2021 U.S. distributionAI-52Wild ReedsAndré Téchiné1994AI-53 Beautiful Beings Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson2022 U.S. distributionAI-54The Wounded ManPatrice Chéreau1983AI-55IrreversibleGaspar Noé2002AI-56Altered Innocence Vol. 2Osama Chami, Enrique Gimeno, William Laboury, Mathia Broe, Alexis Langlois, Adam Baran, Sam Max, Christian Tafdrup, Érica Sarmet, Christian Zetterberg, Naïla Guiguet, Sarah Veltmeyer2008 - 2021AI-57Hidden PleasuresEloy de la Iglesia1977Confessions of a Congressman1978AI-58 The Hole in the Fence Joaquín del Paso2021 U.S. distributionAI-59Name Above TitleCarlos Conceição2020Other Tales of Woe by Carlos Conceição2010 - 2023AI-60Coming OutHeiner Carow1989AI-61 Astrakan David Depesseville2022 North American distributionAI-62Fögi is a BastardMarcel Gisler1998AI-63Stielke, Heinz, FifteenMichael Kann1987AI-64The Strangler (L'Étrangleur)Paul Vecchiali1970AI-65Gay USAArthur J. Bressan, Jr. 1977Snapshots of 1970s LGBT ResistanceLilli Vincenz, Sharon Hayes, Kate Millett, Ronald Chase, Wakefield Poole1970 - 1974AI-66 She Is Conann Bertrand Mandico2023 North American distributionAI-67SitcomFrançois Ozon1998Criminal Lovers1999Water Drops on Burning Rocks2000AI-68 The People's Joker Vera Drew2022 North American distributionAI-69You Are Not AloneLasse Nielsen and Ernst Johansen1978AI-70Suicide RoomJan Komasa2011AI-71Le Beau MecWallace Potts1979AI-72Endless Summer SyndromeKaveh Daneshmand2023AI-73Eat the NightCaroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel2024AI-74JuiceArthur J. Bressan, Jr.1984Daddy Dearest1984AI-75Lost CountryVladimir Perišić2023AI-76Queens of DramaAlexis Langlois2024AI-77The MaidenGraham Foy2022AI-78So UnrealAmanda Kramer2023AI-79ZappaBille August1983Twist and Shout1984AI-80Taxi zum KloFrank Ripploh1980
Short Film Collections +Spine NumberCollection TitleFilm titleDirectorRelease YearNotesAI-29Altered Innocence Vol. 1Our TimeCam Archer2004Grabber LoverAnna Cazenave Cambet2016Doors Cut DownAntonio Hens2000Les Vacances ContinuentYann Gonzalez2015After School Knife FightCaroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel2017BunnyShaun Hughes2018GU04Peter Strickland2019Terror, Sisters!Alexis Langlois2019NiemandBertrand Mandico2019Gambozinos (Wild Haggis)João Nicolau2013Jakt (Hunt)Gjertrud Maria Bergaust2018AI-42The Islands of Yann GonzalezWe Will Never Be Alone AgainYann Gonzalez2012I Hate You Little Girls2008By the Kiss2006Three Celestial Bodies2009Intermission (Entracte)2007Land of My Dreams2012Islands2017Fou de Bassan2021AI-44Apocalypse After: Short Films by Bertrand MandicoThe Blue CavalierBertrand Mandico1999He Says He's Dead...2006The Life and Death of Henry Darger2010Boro in the Box2011Living Still Life2012Prehistoric Cabaret2013Salammbô2014Our Lady of Hormones2015Any Virgin Left Alive?2015Depressive Cop2015Ultra Pulpe (Apocalypse After)2018AI-56Altered Innocence Vol. 2Young DiegoOsama Chami & Enrique Gimeno2021YandereWilliam Laboury2019AmphiMathias Broe2018The Demons of DorothyAlexis Langlois2021Trade CenterAdam Baran2021ChaperoneSam Max2022AwakeningChristian Tafdrup2008A Wild Patience Has Taken Me HereÉrica Sarmet2021Shower BoysChristian Zetterberg2021DustinNaïla Guiguet2020Kiem HolijandaSarah Veltmeyer2017AI-59Other Tales of Woe by Carlos ConceiçãoBad BunnyCarlos Conceição2017Versailles2013Turquoise Boy2023Goodnight Cinderella2014Hell2011The Flesh2010AI-65Snapshots of 1970s LGBT ResistanceGay and ProudLilli Vincenz1970Gay PowerSharon Hayes and Kate Millett1971ParadeRonald Chase1972Freedom Day ParadeWakefield Poole1974
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