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(More customer reviews)This DVD contains 4 short films.
The first film, DEBS, is about 7 minutes long and was the most entertaining of the bunch (two very gorgeous girls making out in the middle of a gun fight between the goodies and the baddies).
The middle two films left me cold. One short was about a lesbian couple who goes to visit one of the partners sister who is transgendering into the man. Amanda Bearse (sp?) plays the sister who is a furious bitch to her tranny sister. This film was a major downer and I didn't see the point of it.
The third film was about a little girl who wants to fly and lives with her trailer trash mom and older sister. The girl is basically ignored unless she does something wrong. She runs away to a neighboror who everyone thinks is freak and they have a brief but touching discussion. I didn't see what this film had to do with lesbians and I was very disappointed because of this fact.
The fourth short film is a series of scenes taken from about a dozen famous films but with a gay spin (example: From Here to Eternity has two women making out a beach, Casablanca has Rick saying goodbye to his very femmy boyfriend, Young Frankenstein has a big gay monster doing it to the effeminate guy in the hay loft and so on.) Most of these short movie scenes were very enjoyable.
What I object to regarding this DVD is that it did not have a lot of lesbians and/or lesbian action, and/or the films were depressing. This DVD was not worth $25 but would be worth renting at Netflicks since you can bet your sweet bippy this DVD ain't ever going to show up at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video.
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GIRLS ON FILM II:
GIRLS ON FILM-II is another groundbreaking compilation featuring the best lesbian-themed shorts made by POWER UP members. These films have delighted audiences at festivals worldwide, including Sundance and Berlin. The DVD contains films including D.E.B.S., Give or Take an Inch and Fly Cherry, which were produced through POWER UP s film grant production program.
D.E.B.S. - 2002 POWER UP GRANT FILM, the breakout hit comedy written and directed by Angela Robinson, starring Tammy Lynn Michaels(Popular) and Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), soon to be a major motion picture. Running time: aprox. 11 min.Official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. jury award best Short Big Bear Lake International Film Festival HONORABLE MENTION Cleveland International Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD Dublin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM Newfest/New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (sponsored by Advocate) BEST SHORT North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM Outfest/Los Angeles BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT Planet Out Film Festival GRAND PRIZE WINNER Queer Identities Vienna BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD USA Dallas Short Film Festival. Official selections of over 100 film festivals.
GIVE OR TAKE AN INCH - 2002 POWER UP GRANT FILM, written by Erin Eckles and directed by Lee Friedlander (The 10 Rules) stars Amanda Bearse (Married with Children) and Michele Greene (LA LAW). Runningtime: aprox. 14 min.WINNER Madrid Gay & Lesbian Film Festival SPECIAL RAINBOW AWARD.Official selections of over 40 film festivals. BEST SHORT & AUDIENCE CHOICE Denver Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
FLY CHERRY - 2002 POWER UP GRANT FILM, written by Michele Greene, directed by Jessica Sharzer, student Academy Award winner (Wormhole), and stars Sharon Lawrence (NYPD BLUE) and Shirley Knight (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood). Running time: aprox. 15 min. FINALIST BEST SHORT Dallas Short Film Festival.
Plus Bonus Tracks:BEHIND THE SCENES - the making of the POWER UP 2002 grant films. GAY PROPAGANDA (Running time: aprox. 18 min.)- The complete collection includes; The Gay Breakfast Club - dir. by Jessica Zweiman, Casablanco - dir. by James Quinn, Goodfaigolas - dir. by Lynnette Myers, The Gay Graduate - dir. by Meredith Kadlec, From Queer to Eternity, Reservoir Dykes, Taxi Lesbian & Gay Moonstruck- dir. by JD Disalvatore, Gay on Golden Pond - dir. by Kadlec, Polterqueer & Hung Frankenstein - dir. by Kurt Koehler.BEST SHORT Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD Reel Pride, Fresno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival JURY AWARD Fresno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT Prague Gay and Lesbian Film Festival BEST SHORT Los Angeles Actorbone Film Festival TOP TEN SHORTS OF 2002 American Cinemateque TOP TEN QUEER SHORTS OF 2002 Official Selection of over 25 festivals.
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