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Girls on Film 2: Before Dawn
An electric collection of 11 award-winning, lesbian and feminist short films exploring fantasies, dreams, desires, love and transgression.
Director: Lorelei Pepi, Anne Claire Jaulin, Kai Stänicke, Hope Dickson Leach, Max Disgrace, Rob Savage, Nanna Kristin Magnusdottir, Lud Mônaco, Kate Lefoe and Jeremy Hersh
Overview
Following Peccadillo Pictures' successful short film series, 'Boys On Film', comes a collection of eleven lesbian short films. Girls On Film 2 features some of the most provocative, engaging and beautiful filmmaking from around the world.
The films are: HAPPY AND GAY Dir. Lorelei Pepi (USA) NO MATTER WHO Dir. Anne Claire Jaulin (France) B. Dir. Kai Stänicke (Germany) SILLY GIRL Dir. Hope Dickson Leach (UK) CRYSTAL CLEAR Dir. Max Disgrace (UK) DAWN OF THE DEAF Dir. Rob Savage (UK) PLAYING WITH BALLS Dir. Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir (Iceland) ENJOY THE DRAMA Dir. Lud Mônaco (Canada/Brazil) PLUNGE Dir. Kate Lefoe (Australia) ACTRESSES Dir. Jeremy Hersh (USA) BATTALION TO MY BEAT Dir. Eimi Imanishi (Algeria).
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