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MY FEMME DIVINE
"A brilliantly artistic and creative reflection
on the mystique of butch/femme love." — Los Angeles
OUTFEST
This brilliantly artistic film reveals the romantic
world of contemporary butch and femme lesbians through the eyes
of a woman mining her own explosive love affair. Filmmaker Karen
Everett, an ex-Mormon, poignantly narrates her hot romance with
the beautiful femme from Tennessee, and the spiritual reawakening
she experienced while weathering the storms of enchantment.
Part personal memoir and part documentary, My
Femme Divine draws from Mormon teachings and Jungian psychology
to explore the butch/femme mystique. Throughout this remarkably
crafted film, two lively groups talk butch-to-butch and femme-to-femme
about yin/yang chemistry and a love that borders on worship.
My Femme Divine features music by
The Hail Marys and Soul Divine, poetry performed by Jewelle Gomez
and Pat Califia, and photography by Phyllis Christoper.
My Femme Divine is a delightful and
ultimately universal tale of falling in love, losing control, and
finding a divine wholeness in oneself.
52 Minutes, 1999, USA
Director/Producer Karen Everett Music by The Hail Marys, Soul Divine Awards Director's Award — San Diego LGBT Film Festival Distributed by Wolfe Video To order a copy contact Karen Everett ABOUT KAREN
Karen Everett is an independent filmmaker living
in San Francisco. Her works include Sweet Boy (2001);
My Femme Divine (1999), which won Best Director's Award
at the San Diego LGBT film Festival; the award-winning Biography
I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs (1996),
which aired on PBS and Framing Lesbian Fashion (1992),
named a Best Documentary by the American Film Institute. Everett
currently teaches in the documentary film program at UC Berkeley's
Graduate School of Journalism, where she received her Masters degree.
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