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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.
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PERSONNEL
Producer/Director — Karen Everett has
produced and directed four documentaries including Sweet Boy
(2001), My Femme Divine (1999), I Shall Not
Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs (1996), and Framing
Lesbian Fashion (1992). Everett currently teaches in the
documentary film program at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism,
where she received her Masters degree.
Creative Advisor — Jon Else has directed
and produced many award-winning documentaries including Sing Faster,
The Day After Trinity, Eyes on the Prize and Cadillac Desert.
Script Consultant — Steve Most has scripted
and consulted on several award-winning films including Berkeley
in the Sixties, Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza De Mayo, and
The Power of Choice, an eleven-part PBS series. |
