Struggling freelance writer Rachel Rosen flees New York City after another traumatic breakup with her capricious girlfriend Reggie and arrives at her parents’ home in San Diego, where she is greeted by her PFLAG mom who just wants to see her daughter settle down with a nice girl. Rachel reluctantly allows her mother to set her up with Christine, by all appearances a typical California girl. Soon, Rachel and Christine are moving in together. But, Rachel’s friends and family fear that she will ruin the relationship, knowing that Rachel still has feelings for her ex-girlfriend. Daily Variety calls Lesnick a “budding talent,” and describes the film as a “Woody Allen trifecta reconfigured into sharp-witted lesbian comedy.”

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Set during the turbulent times of early gay activism and the rise of AIDS, this film tells the story of a relationship torn by divergent ideologies. In 1973, conservative, closeted writer Alan meets sexy gay activist Tommy and the two form a loving relationship.

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Director Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan) describes her film as a “gender bending detective story about alternative families.” Shot in Barcelona with a star-studded cast that includes Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, and Juliette Lewis, this flamboyant comedy tells the story of Cassandra, an American translator living in Barcelona. Cassandra is struggling with the translation of a novel and in need of cash when femme fatale Frankie Stevens persuades her to play private eye. As Cassandra attempts to find Frankie’s missing husband, she quickly discovers that looks can be deceiving. In English.

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