Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Evan Paxton, Sue Talbot, Jan Oxenberg, Susan Gluck, Jacci Weller, Joy Franklin
Crew: Jan Oxenberg (Director), Jan Oxenberg (Editor), Jan Oxenberg (Director of Photography), Jan Oxenberg (Writer), Jan Oxenberg (Producer), Carol Yasunaga (Sound)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Good Taste Productions
Runtime: 27 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1975
IMDb: 5
Keywords:woman director
