Starcrossed (2005)

Directed by

James Burkhammer

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film, drama fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

15 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women navigate their feelings for each other while dealing with personal and social pressures. The story follows their connection as they face obstacles related to their identities.

low-budgetdramaticromanticemotionalintimatereflectiveslow-paced

What happens

POWER UP (the "Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up") is an American non-profit organization and film production company with the stated mission "to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, the arts, and all forms of media". It was founded in 2000 by K. Pearson Brown, Stacy Codikow, and Amy Shomer. Its all-volunteer membership includes women and men, gay and straight. POWER UP provides funding and assistance to filmmakers and produces its own films. After several short films, its first feature film was the comedy Itty Bitty Titty Committee directed by Jamie Babbit. In 2004, POWER UP was awarded the Leadership Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. In 2001, K. Pearson Brown, one of the founding members, brought a sexual harassment suit against another founding member, Stacey Codikow. Codikow counter-sued, alleging that Brown had made sexual overtures towards her and accusing Brown of defamation. Codikow also demanded Brown's resignation on the grounds that she was bisexual. Brown denied Codikow's allegations, but resigned from the organization. Both lawsuits were dropped in late 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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