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Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in Film
: :Women directors don't have it easy and lesbian directors in particular face serious problems producing their work. The documentary Lavender Limelight focuses on seven prominent lesbian filmmakers and examines both the frustrations and the ecstasies inherent in their art. Interviews with directors such as Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning) and Monika Treut (Virgin Machine) illuminate the process of filmmaking with insightful answers to penetrating questions, often exposing the tenacious sense of humor required to succeed in the business. Clips from films, including The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love ...
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The New Women
: :Women directors don't have it easy and lesbian directors in particular face serious problems producing their work. The documentary Lavender Limelight focuses on seven prominent lesbian filmmakers and examines both the frustrations and the ecstasies inherent in their art. Interviews with directors such as Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning) and Monika Treut (Virgin Machine) illuminate the process of filmmaking with insightful answers to penetrating questions, often exposing the tenacious sense of humor required to succeed in the business. Clips from films, including The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love ...
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Watermelon Woman
: :Cheryl Dunye has transcended the usual pitfalls that pockmark most lesbian-themed movies: specifically, the usual angst and suffering that occur when the gay gal falls for a heterosexual friend. The Watermelon Woman is more a cultural document, addressing speculative sociological gay history themes with an interesting and engaging cover story about a video store clerk named Cheryl (played by Dunye) who, in her research for a movie, comes across an old-time black actress simply called 'the watermelon woman' and becomes obsessed with her persona. In the process, Cheryl finds herself embroiled ...
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