Michelle Ehlen

Michelle Ehlen is a filmmaker 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.^[1] She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film Half Laughing which broadcast on Logo^[2] and is on The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival DVD.^[3] Butch Jamie is Ehlen's first feature film. Openly lesbian herself,^[4] she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film.^[1] She won the 2007 Outfest Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.^[5]

Filmography

• Butch Jamie (2007) as Jamie (also writer/director/producer)^[1]
• Half Laughing (2003) as Evie (also writer/director/producer)^[6]
• The Breast of Times (2003) (director)^[6]
• Ballet Diesel (2002) as Ballet Diesel (also writer/director/producer)^[6]

External links

• Michelle Ehlen at the Internet Movie Database
• Production Company Site
• Butch Jamie Official Site
• Interview

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Butch Jamie: Crew". Ballet Diesel Films. http://www.butchjamie.com/crew. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
2. ^ "The Click List : Best in Short Films : Half Laughing". Viacom. http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/short_films/details.jhtml?cid=1528878. Retrieved May 24, 2011. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival". Wolfe Video. http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?R=434&id=1067. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
4. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (October 29, 2007). "Butch Jaime’s Michelle Ehlen". GayWired.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080526080244/http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17069&section=67. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
5. ^ "Outfest The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival". Outfest. http://www.outfest.org/winners/film.comp.07.html. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Past Projects". Ballet Diesel Films. http://www.balletdiesel.com/pastprojects. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 

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Name	Ehlen, Michelle
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Short description	Filmmaker and actress
Date of birth	1978
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