A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts 1975
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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)
- Released: 1975-01-01
- Runtime: 27 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Stars: Evan Paxton, Sue Talbot, Jan Oxenberg, Susan Gluck, Jacci Weller
- Director: Jan Oxenberg, Carol Yasunaga, Jan Oxenberg, Jan Oxenberg, Amy Rodgers
