Dykes, Camera, Action!

This documentary presents the history of lesbian cinema from the 80s, 90s, and beyond, as told by the women who were there, interviewing pioneering filmmakers such as Barbara Hammer, Janet Baus, and Cheryl Dunye, to get to the bottom of what is so important and meaningful about queer films made for queer women by queer women. DYKES CAMERA ACTION! introduces and explores different facets of lesbian cinema, from arthouse to mainstream, discussing the importance of films such as BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER… and HIGH ART to the representation of queer women onscreen. DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION! is essent...