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HIDE AND SEEK
a film by Su Friedrich
65 minutes, B&W, USA, 1996, 16mm
Languages: English, Spanish
HIDE AND SEEK tells the story of Lou, a twelve year old girl coming
to terms with her budding sexuality in the mid 1960’s. Her
bittersweet tale is skillfully interwoven with clips from a wide
array of scientific and educational films, as well as interviews
with adult lesbians who recount their adolescent attractions to
girls, how they felt when they first heard the word lesbian, where
they fit in the butch/femme continuum, and their thoughts about
how they became baby dykes. HIDE AND SEEK is for every woman who's
been to a slumber party and every man who wonders what went on at
one.
- Outstanding Documentary Feature Award, 1997 OutFest, Los
Angeles
- Outstanding Documentary Feature Award, 1997, OutFest, Los
Angeles
- Best Narrative Award, 1997 Athens Film Festival
- Juror’s Choice Award, 1997 Charlotte Film Festival
PLUS BONUS FILMS:
 GENTLY
DOWN THE STREAM
a film by Su Friedrich
14 minutes, B&W, USA, 1981, 16mm
"GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM can be described about as easily as you can
hold on to a handful of water. When the last image leaves the screen,
you may not be able to say what you've seen, but you know what you've
felt."
Stuart Klawans, The Nation
 BUT
NO ONE
a film by Su Friedrich
9 minutes, B&W, USA, 1982, 16mm
"The visual material of BUT NO ONE corresponds to the waking world
of the filmmaker, but it is cast in the form of a dream. Its compact
constellation of repeated images is satisfying, an important part
of Friedrich's ongoing exploration of film's ability to work like
dreams and convey a unique, personal vision."
Janet Cutler, Women's Experimental Cinema: Critical Frameworks
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HIDE
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" HIDE AND SEEK is rueful, funny,
multifaceted and sharply intelligent."
Stuart Klawans, THE NATION
"HIDE AND SEEK is A GIRL'S OWN STORY
for lesbians. Friedrich has woven a rich and provocative tapestry
that assaults complacent assumptions about pubescent desire
and lesbian identity, all the while raising important questions
about the representation of racial and sexual fantasy life...Thoroughly
engaging from beginning to end."
Yvonne Rainer, filmmaker and Professor,
UNIVERSTIY OF CA, IRVINE
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