This film contains scenes of nudity and/or sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised. This feature documentary delves into the rich history of Canadian queer women’s experiences in the mid-20th century. Compelling, often hilarious and always rebellious, the women interviewed in this film recount stories about their search for the places where openly gay women gathered in urban centres. Contemporary interviews, archival footage, and a stylized fictional narrative based on the pulp novels of the 1950s are woven throughout this simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and empowering film. Forbidden Love brings an important and empowering history of lesbian sexuality in Canada out of the closet. director Aerlyn Weissman script Aerlyn Weissman director Lynne Fernie script Lynne Fernie producer Margaret Pettigrew Ginny Stikeman 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
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