It’s also my first time directing with my lovely co-director and best friend, Alex Cason. I am so proud of all the beautiful work that the cast and crew did on this and am startled at the amazing amount of attention that it is receiving.  Currently, it has only been on line for less than 6 days and it has almost 19,000 views and has been featured in LGBT press from around the world. I am so glad that it is speaking to people. Please, take it, post it wherever you would like and use it to promote whatever gay rights organization that you run. This is such an important message.

Love is Love

Inspired by the “It’s Time” campaign…a look at the lifetime together of two people in love.

Woman – Heather Horton
Daughter – Amanda Deibert
Partner – Rebecca Wackler

Written By Amanda Deibert
Directed by Amanda Deibert and Alex Cason
DP – Julian Romero
Editor – Stephanie Diane
Music By Jacob Shelton
Make Up by Lexx Staats

Special Thanks
Cat Staggs
Emily McGregor
All those with the courage to live their truth

Also, I wrapped my final day of shooting for Creep Creepersin’s feature film I Was a Teenage Suicide. It’s a really interesting film following a group of teens in their last summer together as they deal with some really heavy issues. You can check out more about the film here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2043883/Again, I won’t give any spoilers, but my character “Tiffany” is the heart of a love triangle and dealing with a lot of pressure for “perfection” from her family. She’s one of those fun characters who gains complexity as the story unfolds…and in a lot of ways I found her struggles easy to relate to. I can’t wait for it to come out in Feb!!

The project is the brainchild of genius Renae De Liz and the support for it has been overwhelming! I’ve never, ever seen anything like it.   Besides being and awesome collaboration of women in comics, and women aspiring to be in comics, and young girls who are being supported in their dreams to be in comics…the project is also entirely for charity. It will be published by IDW, but because it is for charity, there are costs that need to be covered…so a kickstater page was started…less that 24 hours ago…and it’s almost raised an astonishing $20,000!! If you’d like to be a part of supporting this amazing project (or if you like to see love and money pour from a floodgate) you can check it out here http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renaedeliz/womanthology-massive-all-female-comic-anthology

And if you want to see what the Washington Post has to say…check here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/​blogs/comic-riffs/post/video-s​helf-friday-womanthology-roars​-batman-soars–and-news-of-the​-world-is-floored/2011/07/08/g​IQA5BbW3H_blog.html

It’s honest and poetic. And sums me up quite well. PLUS, it’s hilarious:  http://networkedblogs.com/g96F2

So, I wrote a not-so-scholarly study on the confusing similarities between hipsters and rednecks. I love working with Comediva, love the idea of Comediva and I really enjoyed writing this article…it’s something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about recently.

The article: http://www.comediva.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=108:hipsters-vs-rednecks?&Itemid=93

Read, enjoy and check out some other fun Comediva things! Women can be funny! Don’t worry…I’ll still cook you dinner as soon as I get the house cleaned

You can get info about Heaven’s Idiots at IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825796/

Info about the festival here: http://barebonesfilmfest00.tripod.com/index.html

First: I Co-Directed the comedy sketch video “Gayby” with the my favorite collaboration partner, Alex Cason. It stars the lovely and talented women of the comedy group ArthurOrMartha, Sasha Alexander and Iselle Slome. It’s funny and you should check it out: http://www.comediva.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=92

Second: I am also writing for Comediva. The first installment of my first comic strip “Hot Mess” is also up on Comediva. Check it out and stay tuned for more. Hooray!! http://www.comediva.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=65:hot-mess-test&Itemid=93

Yes, it’s a little cheese ball for me to say that, but it’s true. This was fun. I’m proud of it. I loved everyone I worked with, Bridget Palardy and Bajir Cannon are awesome directors. I even had fun at the audition.

So, WARNING the video contains a lot of nudity. So, be aware that it is not for everyone and NSFW.  Use your judgement. But it’s really great. :http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/