Butch Jamie (2007)

Director:

Michelle Ehlen

Writer:

Michelle Ehlen (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Life's a drag

Plot:

Jamie Klein is an out-of-work butch lesbian actor willing to try almost anything for a role. Femme, Butch, and Male Jamie all make appearances throughout this quirky, gender-bending comedy about struggling for success in Hollywood.

Plot Keywords:

Butch | Actor | Lesbian | Gender Bending | Hollywood

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Michelle Ehlen	...	Jamie
Olivia Nix	...	Lola
Tiffany Anne Carrin	...	Jill
David Au	...	David
Andrea Andrei	...	Andi
Joe McDaniel	...	Dan
Nathan Edmondson	...	Glen
Mary Lynch	...	Francine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Willow Baer	...	Piece of Ass
Matt Burnham	...	Man at urinal
Beverley Ehlen	...	Catsup Producer #2
Ken Ehlen	...	Catsup Producer #1
Fiona Hickey	...	Girl in waiting room #1
Patrick O'Connor	...	Dude on film set
Kirsten Ehlen Poppen	...	Yelling Producer
Sherri A. Ruark	...	Producer's Assistant
Nevada Stonbely	...	Girl in waiting room #2
Leah Williamson	...	Bathroom Girl
Matt Workman	...	Film set cameraman

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Albany, New York, USA

Company:

Ballet Diesel Films

Quotes:

Jamie: Yeah, I banged her. She was good - I was better.

Movie Connections:

References Tootsie (1982)

Soundtrack:

Straight On

A butch lesbian, a bisexual woman, and a great cat

Butch Jamie (2007) was written and directed by Michelle Ehlen, who also starred in the film. (Ms. Ehlen is a very talented woman.)

This movie--set in Hollywood, but shot mostly in Albany, NY--is about a butch lesbian (Jamie) who wants to find work as an actor in Hollywood. Unfortunately, when she answers casting calls as a femme woman, she gets nowhere. However, when she goes as "herself," she's offered work--in a man's role. The rest of the plot revolves around the results of Jamie's acceptance of this role. The director and producer of the film-within-a-film know she's a woman, and, of course, we know it, but no one on the set knows it.

Michelle Ehlen makes us believe in Jamie as a person, and she's a good enough actor to make us believe in "Male Jamie" as well. Tiffany Anne Carrin plays the beautiful young member of the film crew who's attracted to Male Jamie, and Olivia Nix does a great job as Nola, Jamie's roommate. Nola's goal in life is to make a star of Howard, her cat. (Howard is portrayed by Huey. Butch Jamie was his first important role. Huey isn't listed in the IMDb credits, but he's credited on screen. In any event, he does a great job.)

This movie will work on DVD. We were fortunate to see it as part of ImageOut--the Rochester NY Lesbian and Gay Film & Video Festival.