Underneath is the charming story of a conflicted young lesbian’s empowering journey of self-discovery. It’s also one of the very few films on festival circuit written and directed by African American women (writer Katrina Deaton plays the main character, and her partner, Cherisse Deaton, directs).

Most people would consider sexy tomboy Taylor Hayes lucky. She’s educated, has a job she loves, a fabulous boyfriend, and a group of friends with whom she can talk about anything … well, almost anything. But Taylor can barely keep her jaw off the floor when she’s around a hot lady!

She spends most of her time concocting elaborate lies to hook up with the beautiful women she craves, and her friends are none the wiser. Taylor is happy enough to deceive the people she loves until she meets a gorgeous waitress named Mya. Though both women are in relationships with men, their chemistry is undeniable, and the love they feel for one another is too big to remain unspoken.

Also Screening: Ma Rainey’s Lesbian Licks (Robert Philipson, US, 2006), a re-creation of a 1928 blues number with explicit lesbian lyrics, the first of its kind.

Writer Katrina Deaton and Director Cherisse Deaton will be attending a post-film Q&A.

ADMISSION:  $10 non-member / $8 members