Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

19921 h 24 min 35 secFilm: Documentary, Fiction

14A

Direction: Aerlyn WeissmanLynne Fernie

Production: Margaret PettigrewGinny StikemanRina Fraticelli

Script: Aerlyn WeissmanLynne Fernie

Compelling, often hilarious and always rebellious, nine women paint a portrait of lesbian sexuality against a backdrop of tabloid headlines, book covers and dramatizations from lesbian pulp novels.

Subject categories


  • Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
  • Women > Sexuality and Reproduction
  • Diversity > Diversity in CommunitiesIdentity
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
  • Health/Personal Development > Sexuality

Credits


director
Aerlyn Weissman
Lynne Fernie
script
Aerlyn Weissman
Lynne Fernie
producer
Margaret Pettigrew
Ginny Stikeman
executive producer
Ginny Stikeman
Rina Fraticelli
photography
Zoe Dirse
animation camera
Lynda Pelley
Pierre Landry
sound
Justine Pimlott
editing
Cathy Gulkin
Denise Beaudoin
sound editing
Jackie Newell
Chris Crilly
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
music
Kathryn Moses
cast
Stephanie Morgenstern
Lynne Adams
Marie-Jo Thério
George Thomas
Lory Wainberg
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Michael Copeland
Keely Moll
Ann Bannon
Stephanie Ozard
Reva Hutkin
Lois M. Stuart
Nairobi
Jeanne Healy
Carol Ritchie-MacKintosh
Amanda White
Ruth Christine

Awards


  • Award of Excellence for Editing (Cathy Gulkin, Denise Beaudoin)Atlantic International Film Festival
  • Honorable Mention for Direction (Aerlyn Weissman, Lynne Fernie)Atlantic International Film Festival
  • Genie Award for Best Feature Length DocumentaryGenie Awards
  • GLAAD / L.A. Media Award for Outstanding Independent Film (Lesbian)Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation / GLAAD / L.A. Media Awards
  • GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary FilmGLAAD / Media Awards
  • Public Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary - with a cash prize of 20,000FF given by le Conseil général du Val-de-MarneFestival international de films de Femmes
  • Honorable Mention - Category: Documentary International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
  • Best DocumentaryInternational Film Festival