Two Decades of Dyke Shorts from the British Underground (1980s-1990s)

Club des Femmes and Fringe - 1.30pm 16th November, 2020

Club des Femmes celebrates the 40th Anniversary of women’s film distributers Circles / Cinenova. To mark this milestone, Club des Femmes and Bev Zalcock have curated two back-to-back screenings of lesbian short films Two Decades of Dyke Shorts from the British Underground (1980s-1990s) followed by panel led discussions with filmmakers, curators and distributors including; Felicity Sparrow, Bev Zalcock, Anne Robinson, Helen deWitt, Laura Hudson, Annette Kennerley, Selina Robertson and Sarah Pucill.

Film still Sex Lies Religion Dir. Annette Kennerley, Cinematographer Laura Hudson

Film still Sex Lies Religion Dir. Annette Kennerley, Cinematographer Laura Hudson

Film programme:

1980s

Jeanette Iljon, Focii, UK, 1975, 9mins

Jacqui Duckworth, An Invitation to Marilyn C, UK, 1983, 12mins

Caroline Sheldon, 17 Rooms (Or What Do Lesbians Do in Bed?), UK, 1985, 10mins

Ruth Novaczek, Tea Leaf, 1986, UK, 10mins

Bev Zalcock & Sara Chambers, East End Underground Moment, UK, 1985/95, 4mins 30sec

1990s

Tanya Syed, Chameleon, UK, 1990, 4mins

Pratibha Parma, Bhangra Jig, UK, 1990, 4mins

Sarah Tuner, one and the other time, UK, 1990, 5mins

Sandra Lahire, Eerie, UK, 1992, 1min

Annette Kennerley, Sex Lies Religion, UK, 1993, 6mins

Sarah Pucill, Milk and Glass, UK, 1993, 10mins

Tina Keane, Deviant Beauty, UK, 1996, 12mins

Jamika Ajalon, Memory Tracks, UK-USA, 1997, 10mins