Short Films

About our first short films

KATE KENDELL is a lawyer/activist at the fore of the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Her amazing journey—from being born into the Church of Latter Day Saints to becoming a major role model for the LGBTQ community - can be view by clicking the video link above.

OLGA TALAMANTE is a Mexican American activist. She brought a lesbian lense to her work as executive director of The Chicana Latina Foundation where she served since 2003 and recently retired. She has won many awards including the “Women Making History Award” from the SF commission on the status of women. she is also listed among the “Most influential latinos in the San Francisco Bay Area”. Click the video below to view her short film.

About the series

Our series of short films, Game Changers -Impacting LGBTQ Culture, broadens the Game Changers history project, as we expand our mission to include additional BIPOC and younger women who have made significant contributions to LGBTQ+ culture. We are creating the film series as a part of our Queer history lesson plan, currently being piloted in Marin county schools.

Game Changers author Robin Lowey is partnering with filmmaker Eliza Karlson of Karlson Studio to create the short-film series that, like the book, highlights the stories of lesbian heroes who fought for equality and social justice and pioneered queer cultural spaces.

Beginning 2024! We are filming a new short-film on Crystal Jang, Crystal has spent six decades as an activist, educator, community organizer, and proud “auntie” in the queer, trans, Asian, and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) community.