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AHEAD OF THE CURVE chronicles the outrageous adventures of Franco Stevens, the woman who started the most successful lesbian magazine in the world in the '90s, and her journey to understand what queer women need today.

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Franco Stevens ...
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Jewelle Gomez ...
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Kate Kendell ...
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Andrea Pino ...
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Kim Katrin Milan ...
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Denice Frohman ...
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Amber Hikes ...
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Emily Merel ...
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Jen Rainin
Rivkah Beth Medow ... (co-director)

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Rachel Antell ... archival producer
Melissa Bueno-Woerner ... field producer
Lindsey Dryden ... executive producer
Rivkah Beth Medow ... producer
Jennifer Petrucelli ... archival producer
Jen Rainin ... co-producer

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Meshell Ndegeocello

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Svetlana Cvetko
Clare Major ... vérité cinematographer

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Jessica Congdon

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Kylee Acevedo ... assistant editor
Julie Hwang ... assistant editor
Molly Stuart ... assistant editor

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Danielle Dupre ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Paige Goedkoop ... sound recordist
Claudia Katayanagi ... sound recordist
Iryna Kucherenko ... sound mixer
Lauretta Molitor ... sound recordist
Avantika Nimbalker ... sound recordist
Luiza Sa-Davis ... sound recordist
Emily Strong ... sound mixer

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Melanie Amano ... assistant camera
Mariam Dwedar ... additional Cinematography / additional cinematography
Jessica Gallegos ... additional cinematography
Alyssa Moran ... key grip
Tijana Petrovic ... additional camera
Mila Puccini ... gaffer
Kristine Willemse ... camera operator
Vanessa Woo ... grip

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Maryam Battaglia ... music supervisor

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Danielle Holke ... social & digital community strategist
Ammara Khalid ... production coordinator

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Michele Turnure-Salleo ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. AHEAD OF THE CURVE tracks the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early '90s to the present day through the story of Franco's founding of Curve magazine. Decades later, in the wake of a disabling injury, Franco learns that Curve will fold within the year and questions the relevance of the magazine in the face of accelerating threats to LGBTQ+ community. To forge a path forward, Franco reaches out to women working in today's queer spaces to understand what queer women need today and how Curve can continue to serve the community.

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Also Known As
  • Ahead of the Curve: A Penultimate Lesbian Focused Documentary. (Canada, English title)
  • 引領風騷:回顧 Curve 雜誌三十年 (Taiwan)
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  • 98 min
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Quotes Franco Stevens: I hope Catherine Deneuve wakes up with cockroaches in her underpants.
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