A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts (1975)
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)
Director: Jan Oxenberg
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Evan Paxton as |
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Sue Talbot as |
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Jan Oxenberg as |
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Susan Gluck as |
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Jacci Weller as |
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Joy Franklin as |
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Cheryl Swannack as |
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Ellen Broidy as |
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Alice Bloch as |
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Paul Reubens as |
| Directing | Jan Oxenberg | Director |
| Writing | Jan Oxenberg | Writer |
| Production | Jan Oxenberg | Producer |
| Editing | Jan Oxenberg | Editor |
| Camera | Jan Oxenberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Margot McFedries | Production Manager |
| Production | Amy Rodgers | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Carol Yasunaga | Sound |
| Sound | Frances Reid | Sound |
| Sound | Joan Musante | Sound |
