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Lesbian Nation: A Short Film Collection

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Synopsis

This entertaining collection of lesbian-friendly cinema features five films, four of them making their premiere on DVD.

Carmelita Tropicana, directed by Ela Troyano
An East Village Latina performance artist winds up in jail with some other riot girls.
WINNER! Teddy Bear, Berlin Film Festival WINNER! Audience & Critics Awards, Frameline San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Jumping the Gun, directed by Jane Schneider
The morning after a one-night stand, a woman fantasizes about her life together with the sleeping beauty, from honeymoon to breakup.
“An intriguing romantic fantasy." - The New York Times
Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in Film, directed by Marc Mauceri
From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors. Featuring Cheryl Dunye, Rose Troche, Jennie Livingston, Monika Treut, Maria Maggenti, Su Friedrich and Heather MacDonald.
Little Women in Transit directed by Barbara Heller
12-year-old Jennie is seated in the back seat of the station wagon, wedged between her two jeering sisters, enduring that special hell - the family car trip.
Playing the Part, directed by Mitch McCabe
A college girl wants to come out to her parents, but her angst-ridden efforts keep on ending in futility.
“Enthralling.” - The New York Times “One of the year's best short films!” - Film Comment

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DVD : $21.99

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Region Code: 1
UPC: 720229913744
Catalog #: DV2800292

Studio : First Run Features

Languages: English (Primary)

Keywords

Compilation/Collection/Short Film/Shorts/, Gay/Lesbian, Lesbian

Genres

Documentary, Drama

Customer Reviews

Five Lesbian Shorts

Amos Lassen wrote on 03/01/2009:

“Lesbian Nation”

Five Lesbian Shorts

Amos Lassen

“Lesbian Nation” is a collection of five lesbian films that is both entertaining and thought provoking.
“Carmelita Tropicana” is about a Latina performance artist who is mugged one night after her gig by a thief carrying a knife. The next day she is arrested at a demonstration with anti-abortion protesters and she, Orchid, her animated friend and Sophia, her uptight sister are arrested. She is put in a cell with another woman who just happens to be the person who mugged her the night before. Relationships develop between the two pair of women and among the four of them and they all go through changes during their time in jail.
“Lavender Limelight” looks at successful Lesbian film directors and goes behind the scenes with them. We see Jenny Livingston, Monika Treut, Cheryl Dunye, Maria Magnetti, Rose Troche, Su Freidrich and Heather Mac Donald.
“Playing the Part” is the story of Mitch and her girlfriend Chat who does not know that he is gay. Cat is off to London after graduation and Mitch thinks about her family a great deal. She decides to tell them during the winter break from school and she wonders how they will react.
“Little Women in Transit” is about a family and three sisters, Dana, Jenny and Lisa. Jenny is son to become a seventh grader. The three sisters begin teasing each other and Jen bears the worst of the teasing. She debates whether to defend herself or not.