A lesbian community that grew during COVID

Andrea Meyerson formed an online community of fellow lesbians during COVID, Women on the Net. She joined with director Kathryn L. Beranich to produce this documentary about this and the famous guests who were on the zoom group. “An Unexpected Community” will play at this year’s Virginia Queer Film Festival, which will run September 12 – 14 at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. We discuss:

– How the idea for the original show came about

– Shooting interviews all over the country

– Having famous comics and musicians on the zoom

– Funding the production

– Covering the big in-person meetup

– Challenges during post production

LINKS

Virginia Queer Film Festival

Women on the Net

The James River Film Society Silent Music Revival