Reeling 2010: Elena Undone

For most lesbians, falling in love with a straight woman is a bad idea. But falling in love with a straight woman who is married to a gay-bashing pastor is a downright disaster! Peyton (Supernatural’s Traci Dinwiddie), a strikingly attractive lesbian novelist, doesn’t need any more disasters in her life: her mother just died and she’s a recovering agoraphobe. She briefly meets the soft-spoken, Spanish-Indian beauty Elena (24’s Necar Zadegan) at an informational meeting on adoption. When fate brings them together a second time at a love guru’s seminar, an unlikely friendship blossoms. Elena, stuck in a loveless marriage for the sake of her son, is encouraged by her new and intriguing friendship to revisit her passion for photography. When Peyton hires her for a project, the two find themselves fighting against their undeniable desires. Loosely based on the discovery of her own soul mate, writer-director Nicole Conn delivers a tender, sweet tale of longing and loyalty. The two female leads are gorgeous, and the awkward moments leading up to their coupling are realistic and full of sexual tension. Elena Undone also boasts the cinematic record for longest kiss, which is not to be missed. -Angelique Smith for Reeling Elena Undone, Nicole Conn (USA, 2010, 112 min.) Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, the second oldest film festival of its kind in the US, is presenting 54 programs over 10 days from November 4-13, 2010. Advance sales are available until the day before the show. After that, tickets must be purchased at the theater box office on the day of the screening. Regular Screenings: $10 ($8 members), Matinee Screenings (before 5:00 pm): $8 ($6 members).

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