Michelle Ehlen

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Michelle Ehlen is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, 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. She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film Half Laughing which broadcast on Logo and is on The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival DVD. Butch Jamie is Ehlen's first feature film. Openly lesbian herself, she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film. She won the 2007 Outfest Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.

Filmography

Maybe Someday (2022) as Jay (also writer/director/producer)
S&M Sally (2015) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)
Heterosexual Jill (2013) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)
Butch Jamie (2007) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)
Half Laughing (2003) as Evie (also writer/director/producer)
The Breast of Times (2003) (director)
Ballet Diesel (2002) as Ballet Diesel (also writer/director/producer)

References

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{{Cite web|url=http://www.butchjamie.com/crew |title=Butch Jamie: Crew |publisher=Ballet Diesel Films |accessdate=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105155/http://www.butchjamie.com/crew |archivedate=July 8, 2011 }}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/short_films/details.jhtml?cid=1528878|title=The Click List: Best in Short Films: Half Laughing|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=May 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526050627/http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/short_films/details.jhtml?cid=1528878|archivedate=May 26, 2009}}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?R=434&id=1067 |title=Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival |publisher=Wolfe Video |accessdate=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414163204/http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?R=434&id=1067 |archivedate=April 14, 2010 }}

{{Cite news |title=Butch Jaime's Michelle Ehlen|date=October 29, 2007|first=Tracy E.|last=Gilchrist|website=GayWired.com|url=http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17069§ion=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526080244/http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17069§ion=67|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2011}}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.outfest.org/winners/film.comp.07.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120520005113/http://www.outfest.org/winners/film.comp.07.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2012 |title=Outfest The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival |publisher=Outfest |accessdate=May 24, 2011 }}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.balletdiesel.com/pastprojects|title=Past Projects|publisher=Ballet Diesel Films|accessdate=May 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707205720/http://www.balletdiesel.com/pastprojects|archivedate=July 7, 2011}}

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