Reeling: Dyke Drama and Other Comedies
Friday, November 5, 2004
8:45 PM

Chicago Filmmakers  (Map it)
5243 N Clark
Chicago, IL 60640

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This collection of stories will make you laugh, cry, and even want to have sex! From parodies of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to Sex in the City, from cowboys to queer punks, these shorts explore the lives of women experiencing and remembering youth with nostalgia and hope.

A Mi Amor Mi Dulce
Alanna Ubach, US, 2004
Set in two rival coffee shops in Echo Park, Los Angeles, this a love story that crosses all lines of sexuality, gender, and race. Video, 24 min.

Straight Hike for the Butch Dyke
Robyn Paterson, New Zealand, 2004
Butch take-off on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Fun for all. Video, 24 min.

Butch in the City
Todd Broder, US, 2003
Butch columnist Terry Madshaw decides to swing the other way in this hilarious send up of the hit HBO series. Video, 8 min.

Standing Up
Jenn Garrison, US, 2004
At a surreal Texas bus stop we meet Kate – a young, queer punk – who finds an unlikely ally in Dorothy, an eccentric older woman. Video, 7 min.

A Girl Named Kai
Kai Ling Xue, Canada, 2004
A Girl Named Kai is about relationships, self-discovery, passion, secrets, and dreams. Video, 9 min.

Trick Saddle
Jenny Rogers, US, 2003
Created as a site-specific drive-in movie, Trick Saddle is a fractured western with a gender twist that turns cowboy mythology inside out and upside down. Gender is a trick — it’s the saddle you wear and the saddle you ride. Video, 11 min.

Small Town Secrets
Katherine Leggett, US, 2004
This short film travels back in time with the filmmakers’ closeted gay parents. By weaving a collection of home movies and recorded conversations, Small Town Secrets recalls a time when keeping it a secret felt like the only option. Video, 8 min.

White Palace
Jennifer Fisher, Canada, 2003
The filmmaker looks back at her acting career in film and her contribution was usually to play the victim. Video, 4 min.

Event type: Film, Lesbian, Entertainment, Shows, Lesbian

Accessible by CTA train (11.1 blocks)

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