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The Foxy Merkins (2013)

The Foxy Merkins poster
Directed by
Madeleine Olnek
Genre
comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two lesbian sex workers travel across the country making money through odd jobs. This comedy follows their misadventures and friendship.

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What happens

The Foxy Merkins is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Madeleine Olnek and the lowest budget narrative feature in the Sundance 2014 film festival. The film had its world premiere at Sundance NEXT Weekend on August 9, 2013 and later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014. It had its international premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival on June 25, 2014, selected for screening despite the hostile climate towards LGBT people in Russia. The film had its theatrical release December 5, 2014 in Brooklyn, NY, presented by the Independent Film Project (IFP). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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