Dykes, Camera, Action!
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About the film
The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of sexuality and gender, underscoring the power that film has to shape our perceptions of one another. Visually, this documentary comes to life on screen through compelling and intimate original interviews, intercut with emotionally-charged archival footage, photographs, ephemera, inspired music, and film clips.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
0h 58m
Released
2018
Director
Caroline Berler
Awards & recognition
L.A. Outfest 2018
Winner Special Programming Committee Award Outstanding Emerging Talent
OUTshine Film Festival 2019
Winner Audience Award Best Documentary Film
Queer Lisboa
2018
Raindance Film Festival
2018
What people are saying
‘"Short but thorough, “Dykes, Camera, Action!” feels like a peak inside the last video store, where you could sidle on up to the cool dyke artists, trading hair tips and on-screen crushes. It’s a vestige of a bygone era, but one that won’t soon forgotten."‘
Indie Wire