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    The Foxy Merkins

    Madeleine OLNEK 2013 USA Fiction color 81min English DCP
    Margaret is a down-on-her-luck lesbian hooker in training. She meets Jo, a beautiful, self-assured—and straight—grifter from a wealthy family who's an expert on picking up women. The duo hit the streets where they encounter bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women, all the while trying to reconcile their differing feelings towards each other. The makers of Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same bring you this lesbian hooker buddy comedy, an homage to and parody of iconic male hustler films.

    Director

    Madeleine OLNEK

    OLNEK is a writer and director who honed her skills in downtown New York City venues with over twenty produced plays, all comedies. She is one of the authors of A Practical Handbook for the Actor , a widely used acting textbook. She is a graduate of Columbia Film School, where she was awarded the William Goldman Screenwriting Fellowship and the Adrienne Shelly Award for Best Female Director. Her debut feature, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same was termed "hilarious" by The Hollywood Reporter. Her new feature film, The Foxy Merkins, was an Independent Spirit Award Nominee and was an official selection for Sundance 2014.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Madeleine OLNEK
    • 2013《衰拉出來賣》The Foxy Merkins
    • 2011《外星拉拉求愛記》Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same
    • 2008 Countertransference
    • 2006 Hold Up

    Director/ Madeleine OLNEK
    Producer/ Madeleine OLNEK, Laura TERRUSO
    Screenwriter/ Madeleine OLNEK, Lisa HAAS, Jackie MONAHAN
    Cinematographer/ Anna STYPKO
    Editor/ Curtis GROUT
    Sound/ Bumi HIDAKA
    Cast/ Lisa HAAS, Jackie MONAHAN

    Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
    Aimée MITCHELL
    bookings@cfmdc.org

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