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WOMEN IN LOVE
"If a documentarian's job is to take us where we have
never been, show us the sites on their own terms, and bring us safely
back, then Karen does the job better than nearly anyone working in the
field."
Jon Else, Producer/Director
Inspired by her mentor, the late Marlon Riggs, whose Tongues Untied
pushed the boundaries of television, Karen Everett turns the camera on her love life and her
remarkable community. Among Karen's friends and lovers are:
On her 40th birthday Karen is falling in love for the sixth time in her life. She wants this relationship to last.
Her search for security leads her and her lover Erin to polyamory--loving more than one person. Filming her
quest to redefine commitment, Karen alienates Phyllis, her best friend. Will Karen's obsession with love doom
her deepest friendship? As Karen asks her circle of friends for advice, graphic moments and frank discussion
expose the myopic focus of a woman who takes a camera to bed.
This personal drama unfolds in scenes that are intimate and public, among women who play with gender
roles, dress up and dress down, ballroom dance and lapdance, commiserate and celebrate. Looking at ways
of loving that range from friendship to marriage to brief encounters of the passionate kind, Women In Love
is a video autobiography that dares much and bares all.
San Francisco filmmaker Karen Everett has directed several award-winning documentaries, including
the PBS biography I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs, Sweet Boy, My Femme Divine and
Framing Lesbian Fashion. She teaches in the documentary film program at UC Berkeley.
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