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Michelle Ehlen is a filmmaker and actress best known for her comedic feature Butch Jamie.

Career

Michelle is a graduate of The Los Angeles Film School where she studied writing and directing.^[1] She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film Half Laughing which broadcast on Logo (TV channel) ^[2] and is on The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival DVD.^[3] Butch Jamie is Ehlen's first feature film. Openly lesbian herself,^[4] she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film.^[1] She won the 2007 Outfest Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.^[5]

Filmography

• Butch Jamie (2007) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer) ^{[6] [7]}
• Half Laughing (2003) as Evie (also writer/director/producer) ^[8]
• The Breast of Times (2003) (director) ^[8]
• Ballet Diesel (2002) as Ballet Diesel (also writer/director/producer) ^[8]

External links

• Michelle Ehlen at the Internet Movie Database
• Production Company Site
• Butch Jamie Official Site
• Blog Site
• Interview

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Butch Jamie
2. ^ : The Click List : Best in Short Films : Half Laughing | Logo Online
3. ^ Buy Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival, The from Wolfe Video - The Best Gay and Lesbian Movies on Video, DVD & TV!
4. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (October 29, 2007), "Butch Jaime’s Michelle Ehlen", GayWired.com, http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17069&section=67, retrieved 2007-11-04  
5. ^ OUTFEST The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
6. ^ Butch Jamie
7. ^ MySpace.com - Butch Jamie - Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA - www.myspace.com/butchjamie
8. ^ ^{a b c} Past Projects