Bad advice! Passive communication! Drunk kissing! Anxiety attacks! Welcome to the world of Abby Walker, a lesbian working odd jobs in Chicago while seducing as many women as she can because it helps calm her down. With her mother in a psychiatric facility for bipolar disorder, Abby has to stay close by in case of emergency, which only increases her desire to finally travel to other countries. Until she can, Abby just wants to make money, make love, and help her friends make sense out of their lives. Director Wendy Jo Carlton follows up her lesbian-themed drama Hannah Free and her free spirited romantic comedy Jamie and Jesse Are Not Together with the feature version of season one of her popular web series. Also Showing: THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS (Ryan Logan, Fawzia Mirza, 2013, USA, 3 minutes) Growing up, Fawzia Mirza dreamt of being the epitome of the Bollywood woman, Sharmila Tagore – a long-haired goddess with jet-black hair who can sing like a bird and make men swoon. Inspired by one of her favorite songs as a child, “Mere Sapnon Ki Rani” (The Queen of My Dreams) from the film, Aradhana, she looks back on growing up, struggling to come out as queer, and realizing she no longer has to weigh her dreams against those that were prefabricated for her… she can construct her own.
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