this video was directed by my dear friend, todd hughes, and produced by his husband, p. david ebersole. they officiated our wedding {which i still need to post--it was beautiful, funny and suited us perfectly!}. this is a love letter from gertrude stein to alice b. toklas, that todd made come alive. we did this several years ago {2001, i think} as part of the silver lake film festival, of which p. david and i have both been festival directors. i was fortunate enough to work on the project doing the costumes.
although we did this a while ago & it has made the film festival circuit, it just seemed especially timely now. two women who lived together as "hubby & wifey" at a time when "gay marriage" was not even a thought! we've come so far, yet gertrude and alice remind us how long the struggle has lasted.
it was recently on exhibit as part of "prop 8: love not hate" in los angeles at the
antebellum gallery.
enjoy!
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what a complete delight! I was just teaching stein this past week in my women & poetry class--sheer brilliance. I think I'm going to have to pass this along to them--thanks for sharing!
This was pretty amazing! Thanks for posting it!
and the costumes were awesome...
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