BEST DOCUMENTARY - Cinema Systers Film Festival | "Hundreds of women once flocked to an Oregon city and created a lesbian mecca. They've got stories." - LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ+ History • Queer Archives • Lesbian-Feminism • Queer Elders • Lesbian Community • Aging with Purpose • Resisting Social Norms • Grassroots Political Organizing
Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 65 minutes | Language: English with French subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Courtney Hermann | Producer: Judith Raiskin | Editor: Kerribeth Elliott | Producer of Impact, Marketing, and Distribution: G. Chesler | Narrator: Jody Bleyle
OUTLIERS AND OUTLAWS uncovers the history of a large and vibrant lesbian community in Eugene, Oregon. Lesbians who migrated to this small city in the 1960s-90s candidly share stories about the power of courageous and creative world-building. Intimate portraits–both then and now–model living in hard times with hope, humor, and commitment to social change. Narrated by musician Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch and Hazel) OUTLIERS AND OUTLAWS includes a rich archive of images documenting this groundbreaking community. Featured songs: “Song of the Soul” by Cris Williamson, “Ode to a Gym Teacher” by Meg Christian, and a little known ode “Eugene, Oregon” by Dolly Parton accompany this previously untold story.
LGBTQ Nation | Greg Owen, Politics and Culture Reporter
"Hundreds of women once flocked to an Oregon city & created a lesbian mecca. They’ve got stories."
AWARDS
Best Documentary Feature | Cinema Systers Film Festival
FESTIVALS
QDoc: Portland Queer Film Festival Film Festival
QFest St. Louis
San Francisco Queer Film Festival
Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival
FRINGE! Queer Film and Arts Festival London
Out on Screen: Vancouver Queer Film Festival
OutReels Cincinnati
Circa Queer Histories Festival at the LGBT Center of Los Angeles
DocuWest: Denver Documentary Film Festival
Out on Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival
SCREENINGS
Cinema 21
University of Oregon
Art House
Lesbian Looks at the University of Arizona
Salem Cinema
Portland State University: Queer Storytelling from the Archives
Eastern Oregon University
Town Hall Theater: Pride of Woodstock, VT
Oregon Historical Society History Pub at Kennedy School Theater
Rio Theatre
Oregon Jewish Museum Screening at PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater