big dreams in little hope

Big Dreams in Little Hope – 4/5

genre: lesbian/comedy

director: Erin Greenwell

year: 2006

length: 1hr. 10 min.

language: English

RT rating: n/a

my keywords: butch-femme, romance, television

the mini journey of an aspiring news reporter and her camera person traveling together for work.

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i had really low expectations for this and was very pleasantly surprised. loved the sense of humor and the realistic depiction of butch character Linda. the acting isn't bad, though it did feel a bit like a lesbian version of an after school special. cute flick. 

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hannah free

Hannah Free – 4/5

genre: lesbian/drama
director: Wendy Jo Carlton (Brushfires)
year: 2009
length: 1hr. 26 min.
language: English
RT rating: 11%
my keywords: butch-femme, romance, older lesbian

an older butch woman recounts her life & love affair with her partner.

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i was delighted to find and watch this, finally. while the story has the quality of a Lifetime movie, i felt it was refreshing to see an old-school butch-femme relationship and to see Hannah's character depicted realistically (huge thumbs down to the movie cover art that has her wearing makeup! good thing i found this one instead.) a heart-felt, lightweight drama, which i felt was a fresh break from the cookie cutter lesbian chick flick.

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