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LGBTQ+ Shorts

The Potluck and the Passion

21m

Directed by Cheryl Dunye • 1993 • United States
Starring Jen Benoit, Shelita Birchett, Pat Branch

Sparks fly as racial, sexual, and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.

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