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Butch Jamie
Tuesday October 16, 7:00 p.m.
Cinema 21
Directed by Michelle Ehlen
USA, 86 Minutes, In English
www.butchjamie.com
Director/writer/star
Michelle Ehlen
will
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“Ehlen’s first feature is a ragged, high-spirited farce that gives
gender-twister Tootsie a 180-degree spin...just when [it] seems
to be going in a predictable direction, Ehlen throws in a clever
curve ball. Also funny is Olivia Nix as roommate Lola.”
— Kyle Buchanan, Advocate.com
Jamie Klein (writer/director Michelle Ehlen) is an out of work actor willing to try almost anything for a role. She continually faces rejection in auditon after audition. She even goes as far as dressing up as a “Femme” for auditions but it doesn’t help. To make matters worse, her roommate Lola’s (Olivia Nix) cat, Howard, is enjoying a succesful acting career.
When
her
best
friend
convinces
to
go
to
interviews
as
herself,
“Butch
Jamie,”
she
finally
lands
a
movie
role...as
a
man!
Desperate,
she
begrudgingly
accepts
the
role,
transforming
herself
into
“Male
Jamie.”
On
set,
she
starts
to
have
fun
struting
around
as
her
male
alter-ego.
The
plot
thickens
as
Jamie
unintentionally
peaks
the
interests
of
Jill
(Tiffany
Anne
Carrin),
a
sexy
yet
straight
woman
on
set.
Winner
of
the
Grand
Jury
Award
for
Outstanding
Actress
in
a
Feature
Film
at
Outfest
2007,
Butch
Jamie
is
a
quirky,
gender-bending
comedy
that
is
often
hilarious
and
always
sincere.
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