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An intelligent, introspective, occasionally very funny look at
what happens when timeless desires collide with changing mores.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for new kinds of love and
new ways of relating.
Catherine A. Liszt,
co-author, "The Ethical Slut"
Karen Everett's video diary, WOMEN IN LOVE, is a riveting and compelling
collective biography of a group of lesbian sex radicals dykes in
San Francisco. But more than that, it is a portrait of a generation
of creative dykes' experiments in love, commitment and freedom,
butch/femme erotic dynamics, child rearing, breaking up, having
sex with men, and sustaining a network of comrades over the long
haul. WOMEN IN LOVE teaches us, yet again, that the personal is
the political, and the historical.
Lisa Duggan, Professor, New York University
This autobiographical documentary reveals raw and poignant
psychological, relational, spiritual, and physical dimensions
of WOMEN IN LOVE. Karen courageously explores the depth and
breadth of her own heart in the context of honest and open,
polyamorous lesbian and bi-sexual relationships. This film
enriches the training of psychotherapists and relationship
counselors.
Colette Fleuridas, Ph.D., professor in a graduate
counseling program and psychotherapist
WOMEN IN LOVE is an absolutely riveting and juicy story of
love and friendship. Paving new ground for relationships
in the 21st century, Karen's lesbian and bisexual friends
celebrate sexual freedom without shirking the hard work of
commitment. Highly entertaining, this documentary is a superb
teaching tool for classes that explore gender and sexuality."
Serena
Anderlini D'Onofrio, Associate Professor, University of
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Karen Everett is a fearless and respected player of the national
documentary scene B a video artist of astonishing originality,
daring and perseverance. WOMEN IN LOVE is a well-conceived
post-modern romp. If a documentarian’s job is to take
us where we’ve never been, show us the sites on their
own terms, and bring us safely back, then Karen does the
job better than nearly anyone working in the field.
Jon Else
University of California Berkeley.
Karen Everett is a 'relentlessly fearless' in her depiction
of the inner lives of a group of women in San Francisco.
Her work recalls the Dylan line 'to live outside the law
you must be honest.' Personal film-making raised to a level
of honesty and frankness rarely seen.
Bob Calo, University of California, Berkeley
While Women in Love purports to focus on filmmaker Karen Everett’s
own love relationships, it is really a broader film about all relationships,
in particular those strong connections we forge with friends who
have once been lovers. Everett documents her lesbianism, polyamory,
and relationships with men in her journey to find “the one.”
Along the way, she also illustrates the inherent tension between
relentlessly pursuing one’s own desires and negotiating the
needs of those one loves. The film is an excellent catalyst for
discussion about love, sex, and friendship, both in the classroom
and in the community.
Jessica Nathanson, Visiting Assistant Professor,
Augustana College
Women in Love offers a fascinating glimpse of
a world most people will never directly experience. A world of women
who love women and who are courageously determined to explore their
sexuality to the fullest. In the end, we see that love is love after
all, no matter what the gender and number of the lovers.
Dr. Deborah Taj Anapol, author of Polyamory:
The New Love Without Limits"
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