London Lesbian Film Festival Film Line up

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We’re Talking Vulva: A blast from the past; Director: Shawna Dempsey; At long last, everything you’ve always wanted to know about ‘down there’ but were afraid to ask.; (CAN 1990) 5-min

Repodyke: A blast from the past; Director: Tucker C. Doherty; After a sudden breakup, Laura hires Repodyke, the lesbian repossession experts, to retrieve her vacuum cleaner.; (CAN 2003) 3.5-min

Ms. Thing: Director: Karen X Tulchinsky; A bizarre tale of a single gal finding satisfaction.; (CAN 2010) 7-min

Butch Tits: Director: Jen Crothers; Butch women discuss the sometimes-complicated relationship they have with their breasts.; (CAN 2010) 4-min; Ontario premiere

Door Prize: Director: Zsa Zsa Gershick; The story of a trans, two-spirit, butch-boi lesbian for whom public restrooms are an adventure. A restaurant. A necktie. A line at the Ladies Room. Peeing should never be so problematic.; (USA 2009) 7-min; Ontario premiere

Traditional Indigenous Values: Director: Ruth Villasenor; This short documentary exposes the contemporary outcomes of homophobia imposed on native communities through colonization.; (USA 2009) 8-min; Canadian premiere

Tech Support: Director: Erik Gernand; A sexy comedic short about a young woman dumped by her girlfriend who gets extra special attention when a lonely romantic answers her tech support call.; (USA 2010) 9-min; Ontario premiere

After Lunch: Director: Rodrigo Diaz Diaz; Two friends recount their recent dreams while their husbands watch soccer.; (BRA 2010) 10-min; Ontario premiere

Is Your Wife a Secret Lesbian?: A blast from the past; Director: Szu Burgess; Explorations of what women are up to when their husbands are out.; (USA 2002) 9-min; EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT

Intermission

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister: Director: James Kent; Anne Lister recognizes that her sexual exploits are the subject of gossip. The true life and loves of an incredible 19th century woman, as recorded in her coded diaries.; (UK 2009) 90-min

Lesbian National Parks & Services Presents: Endangered Species: Director: Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan; The Marxist Feminist, the Lesbian Separatist and the Bull-Dykus Americanus are featured in this parody of nature education.; (CAN 2009) 7-min

Dogboganning: A blast from the past; Director: Christina Zeidler & Gillian Frise; Xtreme sports pushed to the limit in the “4 dog/2 person” luge competition.; (CAN 1998) 5-min

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls: Director: Leanne Pooley; The film offers a look into the lives of the world’s only comedic, country singing, dancing, and yodeling, lesbian twin sisters – Jools and Lynda Topp.; (NZ 2009) 84-min

An Honest Lesbian Relationship: Director/Creator: DeAnne Smith; Two cartoon characters discuss their upcoming lesbian relationship.; (USA) 5-min

From Russia in Love: Director: Nancy Nicol; When a Russian court threw out their request to marry in Russia, Irina Shipitko and Irina Fedotova-Fet traveled to Toronto, Canada.; (CAN 2009) 10-min; Canadian premiere

Chained: Director: Betsy Kalin; A look at the history of the pocket chain and the trend’s perpetual popularity amongst the lesbian community.; (USA 2010) 14-min; Ontario premiere

Hens & Chicks: Director: Becky Lane; Hanna, raised by two moms, never thought about the logistics of it. Her friend Marco explains the process of chicks and eggs, which has Hanna asking, “Who’s my rooster?”; (USA 2010) 15-min

Calling Card: Director: Jennifer Hatton; The percussive palms of butch and femme hands are a Calling Card for desire.; (USA 2010) 4-min; Canadian premiere

I Never Danced the Way Girls Were Supposed To: A blast from the past; Director: Sawn Suggs; What makes Black lesbians so special? Suggs takes a fresh and funny approach to explore this and other questions.; (USA 1992) 8-min

Cried Suicide: Director: Lauren Palmigiano; Heartbroken over an ex, Jay is desperate for attention and fakes a suicide attempt. When she returns home with her best friend Jen, they are visited by their well-meaning friends.; (USA 2010) 14-min

Fresh Air Therapy: Director: Christoph Scheermann; Petra and Kerstin are sitting with their therapist – the lights go off. The therapist leaves. The ladies stay. They came to let off some steam. So they do. Alone in the dark and in a quite un-therapeutic way.; (GER 2010) 6-min

Kaden Later: Director: Harriet Storm; For Kaden, a trans guy in his thirties, top surgery gave him the body he wanted. As he and his girlfriend Monika plan their wedding, he must figure out how he fits into society, not as female or male, but in a space in between.; (USA 2009) 9-min

Edie & Thea–A Very Long Engagement: Directors: Gréta Olafsdóttir & Susan Muska; Edie & Thea reminisce, painting a kaleidoscopic picture of pre-Stonewall gay life: the bars and the parties, as well as estranged families and the constant fear of exposure.; (USA 2009) 67-min

Third Gender: Produced and directed by Katie Shannon and Caroline H. Le.; Spoken word artist, Kit Yan talks about gender and its fluid nature.; (USA) 4-min; Canadian premiere

Do Not Bend: Director: Pierre Portelli & Darren Bonhomme; Sometimes even a monster home in the suburbs isn’t big enough to contain the baggage of one complicated couple.; (CAN 2007) 7-min

Intermission

The Real Ann Lister: Director: Matthew Hill; The real dirt on Anne Lister. Meet the biographer who spent decades cracking the code of Lister’s journals, which reveal her sexual conquests and the struggles she faced as a randy woman of the early 1800s.; (UK 2010) 60-min

Rally: Director: Toby Sax; After two men are attacked one night for being ‘faggots’, a rally is held to confront hate; while addressing the underreporting of gay-bi-trans phobic hate crimes in the city of London Ontario.; (CAN 2010) 9-min

It Gets Better: Director: Rebecca Drysdale; A music video inspired by the It Gets Better campaign for LGBTQ kids everywhere.; (USA 2010) 6-min; Canadian premiere

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