lesbianfilm

Film Maker
Leder, Evie
Year
2001
Country
U.S.A.
Language
Format
16mm
Length
9
Genre
narrative, queer
Category
comedy, LGBTQ, political activism, Politics + Policy, Work about Women, Work by Women

“lesbianfilm” is a hilarious performative documentary (mockumentary) that puts the spotlight on all the hype, PR, collaboration, love and bickering that goes into the making of an independent feature film. In the great homosexual tradition, “lesbianfilm” employs camp and humour to achieve a political aim. With tape rolling, the lesbianfilm collective askes the question: “Do you support lesbianfilm?” At the end of the day, the group has managed to debunk identity politics, pitch the festival programmers, and secure numerous donations from unsuspecting patrons of the arts – of props, wardrobe, a location and various in-kind service for the fictional project. And in true indie filmmaking fashion, the pitch is customized depending on who is on the receiving end – thoroughly mining the many genres and clichés of contemporary lesbian filmmaking.

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