A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

Synopsis

Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

Main Cast

Evan Paxton

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Sue Talbot

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Jan Oxenberg

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Susan Gluck

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Jacci Weller

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Joy Franklin

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Cheryl Swannack

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Ellen Broidy

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jan Oxenberg
Sound	Sound	Carol Yasunaga Joan Musante Frances Reid
Writing	Writer	Jan Oxenberg
Production	Producer	Jan Oxenberg
	Production Assistant	Amy Rodgers
	Production Manager	Margot McFedries
Camera	Director of Photography	Jan Oxenberg
Editing	Editor	Jan Oxenberg
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