Gonella Productions

Genre: LGBT, Documentary
Running Time: 10 minutes
Year of production: 2013

SYNOPSIS

The old question: what do lesbians do out of bed? TV channels commission bed/bar-hopping docs, but this film about an annual lesbian fair in a London back garden reveals subversive chutneys and prizewinning pickles from Grandmother’s recipes. Proof lesbians have irony and ironing skills: Women’s Institute costumes; butches and femmes alike rustling up controversial desserts, Goddess-themed breads and age-appropriate Morris-dancing.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: The Spindle and the Loom Productions
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Interviews with Robyn Vinten; Hiraani Himona; Stella Duffy; Joy DeShong; Helen Sandler; Carolyn; Nasreen Memon.
Interviewer: Kathleen Bryson

MAIN CREDITS

Directors: Kathleen Bryson and Jessica Cheeseman
Screenwriter: Kathleen Bryson and Jessica Cheeseman
Producer: The Spindle and the Loom Productions
Director of Photography: Jessica Cheeseman
Sound: Jessica Cheeseman
Editing: Jessica Cheeseman
Sound Editing: Jessica Cheeseman
Music Composer: Prelinger Archives Public Domain

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: LGBT, Documentary
Sub-genre: Cooking
Language: English
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year of production: 2013
Total running time: 10 minutes
Shooting format: HDV
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: 5.1

AWARDS

Quarter-Finalist
Hungry Minds Film Festival 2024 – University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Wotever Film Festival, 2013, London, United Kingdom
Queers in Shorts Film Festival, 2013, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Tight Shorts Film Festival, 2013, London, United Kingdom
Exploding Cinema, 2013, London, United Kingdom
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions, 2024, Official Selection