Sightings

Sightings

1995 · 14 min

Sightings is a sexy, humorous short film about the trials of romantic connection. Two beautiful, urbane African American lesbians first sight and cruise each other in a laundromat. The tension builds as they pursue each other through a series of near connections and missed opportunities. Meanwhile, each woman enters her own private world of fantasy about the other.

Directed by H. Lenn Keller · Written by H. Lenn Keller

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