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The Australian lesbian interest movieAround the Block (2013) (IMDb 5.9) features a lesbian storyline between Dino and Kate. The movie is set in Sydney and stars Christina Ricci as Dino, an American English teacher who goes to work in the underprivileged prodominantly aboriginal neighbourhood of Redfern. Dino immediately sets about engaging the kids by encouraging the class to perform Hamlet to the local community.
Dino: We do not choose to be born
but can we choose to be free?
By chance Dino meets an old friend who tells her that her ex-girfriend Kate (Andrea Demetriades) works near to the school and would like to see her. Dino begins to regularly drive past the deli where Kate works but can't quite bring herself to go in.
Dino is in a deadend relationship with Simon. She is unhappy with their normative lifestyle but hasn't been able to make the break. When the couple are out to lunch with Simon's boss she ends the relationship when Simon fails to stand up for her and allows racist comments to go by without challenge.
Still unable to muster the courage to talk to Kate, Dino goes to a gay bar. There she picks up Hannah (Ruby Rose) and has a one night stand with her. The love scene with Hannah while mostly kissing is well choreographed and occurs at around 56:45 in the movie.
Dino and Hannah Kiss
The next day Dino goes to see Kate and invites her to the play. They talk for the first time in years. Dino tells Kate that she knows now that what they shared was real and that she still thinks about her a lot. Kate tells Dino that after five years she can't expect her to be ready to jump back into her arms.
Dino and Kate Talk About Reconciliation
Kate: Are you still making those crazy videos?
Dino: Kinda. I'm teaching drama at Redfern High
Dino: I think the students have taught me more than I've taught them
Dino: We have a performance tomorrow night. You should come
Kate: What are you doing?
Dino: What?
Dino: Simon and I broke up
Kate: What do you want me to do? Launch into your arms? What congratulate you?
Dino: I just want you to know that I never stopped thinking about you
Kate: Doesn't matter. It was such a long time ago
Kate: You don't seriously think ...
Kate: Ah Dino we can't go back
Dino: I don't know what I thought
Dino: I'm just sick of pretending to be something I'm not
Dino: What we had was real. I know that now.
Kate: What we had was five years ago.
Dino: Just tell me you don't feel it anymore and I'll walk away.
Kate: I chose to stop feeling it.
At the play Kate arrives late and sneaks in the back but not without Dino noticing her. The students receive a standing ovation for their performances especially Liam who plays Hamlet. Afterwards as people are milling around talking Kate and Dino lock eyes and smile at each other and we know that their love story is about to reignite.
Around the Block is a modern day To Sir With Love and is an engaging drama that competently highlights racial tensions and inequality in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. As a lesbian interest movie it falls a little short. The encounter between Hannah and Dino is almost superfluous to the story especially because the development of the relationship between Dino and Kate is a little too sparse.
The understated ending for Dino and Kate disappoints and would have been made more powerful with the addition of a kiss or even a conversation between Dino and Kate to cement their rekindled love. Overall though Around the Block is worth the watch and has enough happening for the main characters to hold most viewers interest. The aboriginal theme also helps to raise the status of the film Around the Block to one of social commentary.
We Will (2016) is a lesbian interest short film set in Sydney, Australia which was made to promote awareness of gay marriage. It has received acclaim online and has been played at many marriage equality rallies.
Claire and Rachel in love in We Will (2016)
The short film concerns two young women Claire (Bianca Bradey from Starting Now) and Rachel (Madeleine Withington) who meet on a blind date and decide to pursue a relationship.
Claire and Rachel We Will (2016) Before you I never understood love
"Before you I never really understood love.
All those songs. All those films.
But then again, before you, I didn't understand how full my heart could feel."
We Will follows Claire and Rachel as a couple on variety of dates. We witness their intimacy build from their first tentative kiss to their wedding day when they have the opportunity to publically declare their love to friends and loved ones.
"Love seemed like madness
I honestly couldn't understand why anyone would put themselves through so much suffering
But then I met you
And I knew I would put up with endless misery
If it meant I could have you.
I'd climb mountains. I'd cross oceans.
You were my world."
This a sweet yet intense short film that is able to say so much in a few short minutes. It is told using a voice over alongside the beautiful melody of Stones by Bec Sandridge. This romantic short movie shines despite it's shoestring budget and is in the words of director Laura Nagy "a love letter to love itself."
The UK TV crime series The Tunnel has a lesbian interest storyline between Elise and Eryka that spans the entire 8 episodes of Season 2. Elise, a commander with the French police begins working with Karl from the English police to investigate a missing persons incident in the Eurotunnel. Their investigations lead them to Eryka, a research assistant for a high profile human rights activist who is killed in a plane crash.
Elise who is socially challenged being on the autism spectrum finds it hard to form relationships with people. She has a photographic memory and a penchant for the truth. She is also driven to find those responsible for the two cases she is working on and will leave no stone unturned to get there.
Clémence Poésy as Elise Wassermann
Eryka is much more of a closed book having grown up in a cult based settlement in Chile. Of German extraction she is cultured, can speak most European languages and reads novels in Russian. She also has a connection with Elise in that she too has lost a twin at an early age.
Eryka: I just feel that there is some kind of connection maybe because we both ...
Elise: No I felt that too.
Laura de Boer as Eryka Klein
In the course of the investigation Elise and Eryka discover that their unresolved grief relating to the death of their twin is eased by talking about it with each other. They form a deep connection despite Elise's conflict about her feelings for Eryka and that Eryka is under suspicion for terrorist activities.
Erkya: I never had the chance to talk about my brother. And I think it is the same with you and your sister. But I don't want to cause you any problems so if you change your mind your mind about our friendship call me.
If you change your mind about our friendship give me a call
Elise grapples with her emotions as she has not experienced being in love before and its destabilizing effects.
Elise: I have never been in love before.
Eryka: You should try it. It's nice.
Elise: No I hate it. It's like a virus.
Elise tells Eryka that her feelings are not particularly physical but Eryka challenges her with "are you quite sure about that?" They share their first kiss at this point in episode
Elise and Eryka Share Their First Kiss
Elise's colleague and close friend Karl remains suspicious of Eryka. He quickly recognizes that the pair are sleeping together and challenges Elise on her ability to remain impartial in the investigation. Her response is to increase her efforts doublefold to reassure him that her ability to do her job has not been compromised.
Pablo Neruda Poem (Everday You Play) Excerpt as Quoted in the Last Episode
A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body.
Until I even believe that you own the universe.
I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells,
dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses.
I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.
When Elise discovers that Eryka is involved she still pursues the relationship with Eryka leading her to say to Karl "I don't know who I am anymore". Karl normalizes her feelings by telling her that she is in love and that love has us do crazy things.
The Elise and Eryka love story is intense. Both actresses give convincing performances and the overall quality of the series makes for an enjoyable watch.
There was a short lesbian interest storyline in Rake (2010-2018), an Australian TV series about Wendy, a psychiatrist and long suffering ex-wife of Cleaver who reunites with Jack her old girlfriend from university days. Cleaver who is threatened, spies on them and tries to intervene. Jack who is a high-flying political consultant makes a deal with Cleaver that she will support his campaign for a seat in Senate if he backs off.
Powerful dialogue and acting make the scenes from this LGBTQ+ storyline an absorbing watch.
Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story (2019), (IMDb 7.3) is an independent film of lesbian interest set in Auckland New Zealand. The Same but Different film, a romantic comedy, is the brainchild of Nikki Si'ulepa and is based on her own real life love story with her wife Rachel Aneta Wills.
The plot of Same But Different follows Rachel, a single Mum of two and an actor who wants to get out of the city after a drunken one night stand has unsettled her. She and her mother Margot find themselves in the thick of Maori culture when Rachel represents a film she appeared in at a Maori Film Festival. While on location Rachel meets Samoan filmmaker Nikki who she finds herself surprisingly drawn to.
Back home Rachel is confused by her feelings for Nikki but decides to embrace them with the support of her best friend Sam. However plans go awry at a cafe meeting with Nikki when Samoan actor Frankie Adams who plays herself whisks Nikki away to a community fundraiser event. When Nikki and approaches Rachel later at the fundraiser Rachel becomes embarrassed and leaves.
Rachel and Nikki Movie Date
When her lunch date gets cancelled with Rachel's boss Nikki asks Rachel out to lunch. The pair hit it off and decide to follow up with a movie date. Rachel invites Nikki to her place for dinner and they end up spending an intimate night together.
The relationship then goes along smoothly until it hits a speed bump on account of Rachel's one night stand showing up forcing both women to define what the relationship with each other means to them.
Nikki Si'ulepa who wrote and directed the movie is also an actor in her own right. She played a a leading role as Mel in the acclaimed New Zealand lesbian web series Pot Luck. Her wife, Rachel Aneta Wills, also starred in Pot Luck as Anna and appears in SBD as Janine.
The Same But Different (2019) movie has done the circuit of Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals and received critical acclaim. It has not yet been released mainstream but can be watched exclusively the SBD website.
All About E (2015), is a lesbian film, set in Sydney, Australia and the outback of NSW and tells the story of Elmira and Trish who despite their love for each other are divided by values, loyalties and maturity.
E and Trish initially happy together in their relationship
E short for Elmira is a talented musician with a Lebanese ethnic background who surprises her partner Trish when she forsakes the clarinet to become a DJ in a nightclub. Elmira then lies to her mother about the nature of her relationship with Trish leaving Trish reeling. When Trish calls her out on her lack of courage to come out to her family they argue and separate
E and Trish argue about E's unwillingness to come out
Several days later Trish calls into their flat to find Elmira in bed with someone else. Trish handles this scene with dignity leaving with the parting shot that "it's only been three days" and their relationship "must have been really special."
Trish catches E cheating. The relationship "must have been really special"
Fast forward a year in the future Elmira is still working as a DJ in the nightclub overseen by the bigoted and unforgiving Johnny. She has a lot of meaningless liaisons with women but nothing can erase the memory of Trish from her mind.
E as DJ dressed as a matador
When Elmira and gay pal Matt inadvertently find a stash of cash belonging to Johnny they end up on the run and arrive unannounced at Trish's sheep station in the hope that Trish will put them up. Trish takes them in for a few days but demands after that they move on with their "damn money."
E and gay pal Matt take a road trip and end up at Trish's place
Mandahla Rose as E mending fences
Julia Billington as Trish can handle herself including driving the tractor
As the days pass Elmira and Trish reconnect and even spend a night together making love. In the morning though their differences reemerge and it looks like the distance between them is too great.
E and Trish's intimate reconnection
Then Johnny shows up unexpectedly and the group hide out in an old farm building thinking they will be safe from him there. However Johnny tracks them down and he and E have a show down where Elmira holds a gun to his head when he threatens Trish with a knife.
E says "hurt Trish and I'll blow your brains out"
Elmira threatens to kill Johnny if he hurts Trish and Johnny backs down thus providing the opportunity for them to make a run for it. Fortunately Trish has arranged for her friend Bev to fly Elmira and Matt to safety and she shows up just in the knick of time.
E and Trish get their happy ending, "I only want to be with you."
Throughout the film Matt makes reference to Elmira's selfishness. At the end, however, we see her rescue Trish's dog and give the money back to Johnny thus proving that through this experience she has changed. She tells Trish she doesn't want the money after all and all she has ever wanted is to be with her.
E and Trish who are in love cuddle in the All About E (2015) movie
All About E has some plot twists that don't stand up to too much scrutiny. The acting is at times forced however Mandahla Rose who plays Elmira is endearing. Julie Billington (Starting from Now) as Trish with her steady pragmatic approach to life provides a rudder for the movie. Matt also gives a winning performance as Elmira's gay friend and confidente even if his Irish accent is not always true.
Matt says "It seems to me you're in with a chance if you don't blow it."
As a lesbian movie All About E is a watchable film with some very relevant lesbian interest themes and a happy ending even if it does get a bit bogged down here and there in the telling. It has some magical moments and strong scenes between Trish and Elmira. The lengthy love scene is particularly well choreographed and not to be missed.
E and Trish share the love of music in this intimate moment
I Can't Think Straight (2008), is a British lesbian interest film, (IMDb 6.5) about a young London-based Jordanian-Christian woman Tala who although engaged to be married falls for her best friend's girlfriend Leyla. Tala, an heiress and businesswoman in her own right, knows that her preference is for women but to keep her family happy has had several near attempts at walking down the aisle with a man. In the end, and much to her family's frustration, Tala always finds a reason not to commit and pulls the plug at the last minute. She does not tell her family the real reason which of course is that she cannot find what she is looking for in a relationship with a man.
Leyla, on the other hand, has limited dating experience and is a little naive. She is Muslim, lives a sheltered existence at home with her parents, works in her family business and is writing her first novel. She has never had a relationship with a woman but her CD and book collection give some indication of her deeper but as yet unawakened sapphic desires.
The romance for this couple is a slow burn. On meeting they clash over views on religion however by the time they have played tennis the next day it is clear that they are already well on the way to falling in love. They subsequently spend a weekend in Oxford together where they have the opportunity to spend the evening alone and before they know it they are dancing sensually with each other and eventually sleep together.
Leyla: I want to be with someone who, ten years from now, still makes my heart jump when I hear her key in the door. And that someone is you. Leyla: Have you ever done this before? Tala: Slept with a woman while my fiance makes wedding plans? Nope, never done that before.
However, once the night is over, reality bites and both lovers come back to earth with a thud as they consider the practicality of being together as a couple. Lesbianism is frowned on in their respective cultures and each woman is already laboring under the pressure of strong family expectations. Tala's mother who in someways embodies the cultural constraints on the couple, ups the ante by encouraging Tala's fiance to fly in for a visit forcing Tala to make a decision about coming out to her parents.
Tala's poem to Leyla
“Every night I empty my heart, but by morning it's full again.
Slow droplets of you seep in through the night's soft caress.
At dawn, I overflow with thoughts of us
An aching pleasure that gives me no respite.
Love cannot be contained, the neat packaging of desire
Splits asunder, spilling crimson through my days.
Long, languishing days that are now bruised tender with yearning,
Spent searching for a fingerprint, a scent, a breath you left behind.”
Shamim Sarif
Although not always a satisfying watch I Can't Think Straight is a romantic comedy at heart and delivers with some funny moments. Both lead actresses Lisa Ray as Tala and Sheetal Sheth as Leyla give entertaining and competent performances. It is the second pairing as they also appeared in The World Unseen together. The director of I Can't Think Straight Shamin Sarif adapts her own novel here along with the help of co-writer Kelly Moss to produce a watchable and entertaining film.
The love story between Layla and Jackie is a lesbian interest storyline running through the Australian romantic comedy / dramedy TV series Kick, (IMDb 6.6) that originally aired in 2007. Layla and Jackie are instantly attracted to each other after meeting at the university fencing club and it doesn't take long before they become fencing partners and start going out for coffee.
Layla has never had a girlfriend before but knows that her family would not approve of her dating a woman. She tries to keep her world separate and does not tell Jackie about the familial pressure she is under to meet Middle Eastern cultural expectations including getting engaged. Instead she tries to compartmentalize her life however the cracks show up early on when Jackie who describes herself as "forward" turns up unexpectedly to the karaoke party in Layla's street.
Layla and Jackie are more than fencing Partners in Kick (2007)
As Layla and Jackie become closer Layla is conflicted between wanting to pursue the relationship with Jackie and not disappointing her family. It becomes increasingly difficult for Layla to keep certain aspects of her life secret and eventually Jackie learns the truth about the plans that Layla's family have for Layla.
At this point Jackie tries to force the issue by demanding that Layla be true to herself and her family about her sexuality. Layla must then decide what she wants most: to keep her family happy or to continue dating Jackie.
Layla and Jackie make eyes at each other when Layla says "she's interested"
Romi Trower as Jackie in Australian TV show Kick 2007
Nicole Chaumoun as Layla in Kick (2007)
The themes explored in the Layla and Jackie storyline are not new but their love story is dealt with more than enough sensitivity and humor to make it refreshing. Full marks to the writers who show Layla and Jackie navigating their dilemma in such a way that they reach a resolution that results in a happy ending for our characters, something that is uncommon in many lesbian interest story arcs.
Layla and Jackie room mates on the fencing intensive in Kick (2007)
Layla and Jackie making eyes at each other in the TV show Kick (2007)
The Layla and Jackie love story can be watched from the very beginning on the #lesbianswatch YouTube channel.
There are a host of lesbian web series on YouTube many of them international in origin but working out which ones to watch is becoming harder. Many of the better lgbtq+ / lesbian interest web series offerings are in languages other than English. In order to help you decide take a look at this list of some of the best international lesbian interest web series available to watch free or at low cost.
Anne+ (Anne Plus) (2018)
Anne and +
Anne+ is a lesbian web series from the Netherlands that follows Anne, a 24 year old woman, as she negotiates various relationships with women in the Amsterdam dating scene.
Pot Luck is a lesbian web series with a comic twist set in Wellington, New Zealand about a group of three lesbian friends who meet weekly for a pot luck dinner. In the first part they make a pact to work on their respective concerns: Mel challenges her ex Beth to be abstinent from women, Debs must start dating again after a dry spell and Beth must come out to her mother.
Red (IMDb 9.2) is a Brazilian lesbian web series about actresses Mel and Liz who meet on the set of a film and begin a relationship in real life. However challenges abound for this couple as Liz struggles with drug addiction and Mel is married to a man who initially she is not quite ready to let go of.
The Girls Guide (IMDb 6.6) is a Canadian lesbian web series revolving around the lives of three friends (Lucy, Victoria and Shaun) as they negotiate the dating world post college. Victoria is challenged to settle down with one girlfriend while Lucy is conflicted when she meets Jess about whether to break up or keep trying to make her existing relationship work.
LSB The Series is an Italian lesbian web series featuring the lives and loves of a variety of queer women living in Rome. The most constant strand throughout the series is the endearing love story between Nick and Benny which spans the first two seasons while Filo who is looking for love in all the wrong places is the only character who appears in all seasons.
Starring: Paola Rulli as Nick and Stefania Capece as Benny and Denise Sicignano as Filo
Country of Origin: Italy
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Seasons: 3 (Season 1 - 12 episodes. Season 2 - 12 episodes. Season 3 - 2 episodes )
Staring From Now (IMDb 7.4) is a lesbian web series set in Sydney, Australia about the lives and loves of four central characters: Steph, Emily, Darcy and Kris. Kris wants nothing more than to start a family but Darcy who is troubled by her past is not ready. Steph forms an attachment to Darcy while at the same time making a connection with Emily from work.
Notas Aparte (IMDb 7.5) is a lesbian web series focusing on the love story between Helena and Sara. Helena is hired to tutor Sara but pretty soon their conversations start to revolve around lesbian life and love along with art history. Helena while falling for Sara can't act on her feelings because of the teacher - student relationship however when Sara finally passes her exam the path to true love suddenly clears.
Mikka and Shannon Season 1 Elliot and Lexi Season 2
Til Lease Do Us Part (IMDb 7.2) is a Canadian lesbian web series with a comic twist about two roommates living under the same roof who used to be lovers and are now exes. In Season 1 Mikka and Shannon start dating other people even though clearly they still have strong feelings for each other. In Season 2 the scenario changes to two friends sharing an apartment but when one of them starts dating the other ones ex the living arrangements get more complicated than they could ever have imagined.
La Théorie du Y is a highly watchable lesbian web series (IMDb 7.7) about Anna who begins a relationship with Claire who she meets in a club one night. Anna, who struggles to be open about her relationship and her sexuality, is supported by gay male friend Malik when she decides to explore her sexuality further. In Season 2 they travel to Berlin each looking for love and new experiences.
The Newtown Girls (IMDb 7.0) is a lesbian web series with a comic twist which follows Scarlet who has just returned to Sydney after an overseas trip designed to mend a broken heart. She calls on her old friend and confidente Alex to help her achieve her happiness goals completely oblivious that Alex is crushing on her.
The Other Love Story is an exceptional lesbian web series (IMDb 8.9) in mostly Hindi and English about Aadya who begins a friendship with fellow student and neighbour Aachal. The young women become close and eventually fall in love but they face many challenges not the least of which is the disapproval of their own families in the context of criminalization of homosexual acts in India at the time the series is set which is the 1990's.
Seeking Simone (IMDb 6.1) is a lesbian web series from Canada featuring the exploits of Simone as she navigates the online dating world in Toronto assisted by her Vancouver-based Friend Audrey. Aspiring actress Simone gets herself into some embarassing scrapes along the way but eventually with perserverance she finds a woman to be happy with.
Céline and Julie Émilie and Maude Steph and Sam Anne and Alex
Féminin/Féminin (IMDb 8.4) is a lesbian web series set in Montreal, Canada featuring the lives and loves of a number of gay women told in part dramatic and part documentary style. Unfortunately this web series is no longer available free but can be watched on vimeo for a modest fee.
The love story between Miranda and Chloe is one of the main storylines in Season 3 of The Secret Life of Us, (IMDb 7.6), an Australian twenty-something drama series that originally aired from 2001 - 2006. The relationship between Miranda and Chloe is a slow burn; initially there is nothing more than friendship as a relationship with Chloe is not on Miranda's radar having dated men exclusively in the past. However, pretty soon though Miranda and Chloe are spending a lot of time together outside of work: hanging out, having dinners, going to clubs and going on shopping trips.
By the end of episode 4 Miranda realizes that she is crushing on Chloe but for the time being it seems is hampered by her own inhibitions about being with a woman. Fortunately Miranda embraces her feelings and falls into Chloe's arms. Both women eventually declare their love for each other and its not too long before they move in together.
Miranda and Chloe's love story is dealt with both sensitivity and intelligence by the writers of this lesbian interest TV show. Most of the usual annoying tropes that dog LGBTQ+ story arcs are few and far between making this lesbian storyline an enjoyable watch.
The Miranda and Chloe love story is available to watch from the very beginning on the #lesbianswatch YouTube channel.
