One of the things that I’ve been asking people since this project began is, where do you gather with your community? It’s intentionally an open-ended question. People bring to it a variety of meanings of community. A number of people feel deeply ambivalent about the question, and for some, it pisses them off. If you …
We’re very excited that the Hatchfund crowdfunding campaign was a success and want to thank everyone who offered support during the process, financial and otherwise! Because it was successful, Hatchfund is going to keep the campaign open for an additional 30 days for other donors to join in. So you can still give—every dollar will go towards …
One of the first people I spoke to upon starting the documentary was Alexis Danzig. After mentioning the project to a researcher working at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, I learned that in 1996 Danzig had taken a solo motorcycle journey across thousands of miles of the US. Along the way she made 28 stops (give …
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We’re very excited to announce that The Unknown Play Project is featured in the June 2014 issue of Curve magazine. Director Alexis Clements wrote a piece for the issue focused on the question of why lesbian spaces, from bars to bookstores to community spaces created in 1970s, are disappearing and what the implications of that change …
Activist Alexis Danzig has been involved with a variety of LGBTQ groups and organizations from the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) to the Lesbian Herstory Archives. In this rough cut of sample footage, Danzig reflects on her queer identity in the context of lesbian and woman-led groups and spaces.
The number of bars intended specifically to serve lesbians in the US is decreasing. This decrease seems to relate to a variety of societal shifts: the economic downturn, the growth of online dating, and broader shifts in how women, queer, and trans individuals identify and gather socially. (Click purple icons to get name and address …
In 1996, Alexis Danzig, then an active volunteer at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, took a motorcycle trip across the US. As she went, she made over 20 stops to share a slideshow about the Archives in a variety of lesbian, feminist, and LGBTQ spaces, ranging from homes to bookstores to bars. In this rough cut …
In this behind the scenes interview, director Alexis Clements tells part of the story behind the project.