Renee Vivien was a well-known lesbian poet who lived in Paris, France from late 1800's to 1909 when she died of pleurosy complicated by alcholism and anorexia. She wrote beautiful, intimate poems about the women she loved and the heartache and heartbreak she endured.
In 1904 she received a letter from an admirer, Kerime, a Muslim and wife of a Turkish diplomat. They carried on a torrid letter-writing affair over a 4 year period, only meeting in person on a few occasions. In 1908, Kerime finally moved with her husband to St Petersburg and ended the affair. "The Touch" is a short film, imagining their last moments together and complemented by Renee's poem, "The Touch" (see below) which acts as an almost musical embellishment .
HERE TV has taken Domestic TV rights for "The Touch! Look for the film to begin screening on the HERE Network in the winter of 2008.
I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE UPCOMING SCREENINGS ANYMORE, BUT I"LL POST BULLETINS AS THEY COME ALONG. VIVA LA TOUCHE!
THE TOUCH
by Renee Vivien
The trees have kept some lingering
sun in their branches,
Veiled like a woman, evoking another time,
The twilight passes, weeping.My fingers climb,
Trembling,provocative, the line of your haunches.
My ingenious fingers wait when they have found
The petal flesh beneath the robe they part.
How curious, complex, the touch, this subtle art--
As the dream of fragrance, the miracle of sound.
I follow slowly the graceful contours of your hips,
The curves of your shoulders, your neck, your
upappeased breasts.
In your white voluptuousness my desire rests,
Swooning, refusing itself the kisses of your lips.
Traci has three feature films either in post production or in release this year alone. She can be seen most recently as Sarah Leaves, Demi Moore..'s psychotic kidnapper in .."Mr. Brooks..." She recently wrapped the lead role of Detective Tischler in the feature film .."Seducing Spirits.." with Raymond J. Barry, Keith David, and Jason Stuart, which is in post-production.
She has also been actively booking lead roles in short films including the lead role in .."The Brass Teapot.." .."Open Your Eyes..." Past work includes roles in “The Notebook,” “All the Real Girls,” and “Black Knight,” among many others. She has added to her stage experience with the role of Linda Knievel in
the World Premiere of Evel Knievel: The Rock Opera, which just closed after a successful and well reviewed run at the Bootleg Theater.
Necar Zadegan has been working professionally as an actress since she was 16, here in the States and abroad. She attended UCSB on a performance scholarship and graduated with degrees in literature and writing. She has since been traveling the world on a theatrical tour with Workshop 79 thru 3 continents and spent the last year doing work for television on shows like “Nip/Tuck,” “The Unit,” “NCIS,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Shield,” “Lost” and will be in an upcoming series for ABC called “Big Shots” in the fall. She recently closed a show called Gilgamesh at the Boston Court Theater and reads original works regularly at the Cafe Metropol downtown.
Mary Colarusso, a coloratura soprano, is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance. Since graduation she has been the lead soprano for both the Lowell Opera and Boston Bel Canto Opera companies where she performed her title roles of Violetta in La Traviata and Gilda in Rigoletto. She has also performed with the Boston Classical Orchestra for Harry Ellis Dickson’s Birthday Extravaganza hosted by Mike Wallace and with the Boston Civic Symphony as well as on Channel 5 WCVB Arts and Entertainment.
Mary currently appears nationally with her husband Sgt. Daniel Clark, including a performance for former President and First Lady George and Barbara Bush as part of their efforts during the Bush-Clinton Katrina Relief. In addition to her concert performances she takes great pride in singing the National Anthem, which she has performed for the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston Marathon, and aboard the USS Constitution.
Television
Books
Favorite Writers: Natalie Barney, E. Nesbit, Sappho, Edith Wharton, Colette, Me
Heroes
I've been lucky to have known (and in some cases loved) some amazing people. My confidant was the French journalist and Classical scholar Jean Charles-Brun and my neighbor was the erotic writer, Colette. But my intimate relationships were the most significant.
My lovers included the immensely wealthy Baroness Hélène de Zuylen, one of the Paris Rothschilds; my mysterious admirer in Constantinople, Kérimé Turkhan Pasha, the wife of a Turkish diplomat; and very significantly the American heiress and writer Natalie Clifford Barney. The heartache my lovers caused drove me to attempt suicide by taking an overdose of laudanum. It didn't work. But a year later I was dead anyway.
Demand and supply
that’s what they say
from their high rise
offices
sipping on their
skinny strong
decaf lattes
as another body
is fucked
as another child
is filmed
as another virgin
is ceremoniously
defiled
and captured
mid torment
between the vicious gaze
of the voyeurs lens
and the sick
screen of network
society
inches beyond the boundary
of the laws
self-reflexive
lens
prostitution
the oldest profession
in the world
that’s what they say
from their tax deductible
penthouse apartments
washing off
the semen
of another extended
business day
bathed in the stench
of forced labour
masquerading
as a pleasing smile
as a willing hole
to be used
abused
and filled
and when the hour is over
she goes back to the waiting room
only to be ordered
off the menu again
so she re-applies
the face of economic
surrender
for the family she left
to save
but now
she drowns
in a relentless
pool of patriarchal
cum
choice
that’s what they say
when they have him
face down
anus exposed
to the rolling film
of the pink dollar
driven in
by Charlie
and Eckie
that’s if he’s lucky
and now he’s a big star
protruding from every
adult shop shelf
like he did it for the fame
like he did it
for self expression
but there’s no
love
or care
in the economic
imperatives
of bodies hijacked
like spiralling
American
planes.
The Touch's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Lesbian
Hometown:
London, England
Body type:
5' 6" / Slim / Slender
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
Occupation:
Poetress
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The Touch It's a beautiful day and im sitting outside, working away at preproduction on a new feature I'm producing Posted at 7:54 PM Nov 22 view more
MA CHERIES , A LITTLE ON THE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER:
Production Company website:
FILMMCQUEEN
JANE CLARK (writer, director, producer)
This fall Jane will be shooting her first feature, "Meth Head," based on a the true experience of one man's journey into addiction.
Jane has spoken on film production, fundraising, marketing and distribution at a number of festivals and is finishing a book on how to make a good short film – from idea through distribution, which will be self-published spring 08. She is also a programmer for, and on the board of, the Woods Hole Film Festival.
She began as an actor, including a 2-1/2 year recurring role on “Chicago Hope.” In 2002, she attended the Sundance Producer’s Conference, after gaining producing experience with several showcase productions, followed by a sold-out run of “Burn This” at the Court Theater, in which she also starred.
FILMOGRAPHY
Jane recently completed her 7th short, BEYOND WORDS, about a woman struggling to reconcile her life with husband and children with the dancer she used to be. Beyond Words Trailer
Prior to that she shot "MOM" in fall of 2008, a ten minute real time slice of life between a daughter and her mother with Alzheimer's. The film has just started distribution through INTERMEDIA INC.. At the Cannes Film Festival '08 she shot another short film as part of a Flip Camera Competition called, MISS-TAKEN
"The Touch," is Jane's fourth short film, which she wrote, produced, directed and edited. It is Executive produced by Bob Tourtellotte, her partner in the production company, FilmMcQueen. The film is fiscally sponsored by Women Make Movies, was given the Panasonic Digital Filmmaker's Award and a grant from the Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation of Palm Springs, California. It has played over 25 festivals and counting and won best dramatic short at the Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
“Carrie’s Choice” (2005) written and directed by Jane. "Carrie's Choice," is about a girl who becomes pregnant and must make a difficult decision. The film is fiscally sponsored by Women Making Movies, was awarded the Panasonic Digital Filmmaker's Grand Prize, and supported by Planned Parenthood - LA. The film played 4 festivals in three months, garnering an award for Best Women's Issue Film, a nomination for best short film, and was a finalist at the prestigious USA Film Festival, before beginning distribution with Intermedia.
“A Host of Daffodils” was based on Jane’s experiences with her family after her father had a debilitating stroke. Written and directed by Jane, the film played 15 festivals, won two awards award, was nominated four times for Best Short Film, and is distributed by Big Film Shorts.
Her first short film, “Dog Gone” (2002) was written by Jane's partner in FilmMcQueen, Bob Tourtellotte, and directed by Jane. The film was named Director’s Pick, and played four festivals. The story was based on their experience when their little dog is stolen from their house. The film was distributed by Petstyle for one year, and will be available through filmmcqueen.com beginning January 2008.
CATHY DEBUONO (Associate Producer)
"The Touch" marks Cathy's first endeavor in the role of co-producer,
involved in everything from casting to pre-production through post. Her
creative talents also translated into all of the beautiful still photos on
the set of "The Touch". Cathy is also an actress most recently seen in a
lead role in the awarded film "Out at the Wedding" and on LOGO's new series
"Exe's & Oh's". She finished a lead role in "And Then Came Lola" this January and is slated to star in "Tremble & Spark," being made by Kelly Burkhardt. Cathy can also be seen in the upcoming season of "3-Way" in a recurring role as a therapist. If you want to catch Cathy as a real therapist (and she is) you can check out her blog "Ask Cathy," on AFTERELLEN.COM
Cathy and Jane are currently raising financing for a new project entitled "Slate&Kelly," (to film as a feature film or a short film and webisodes) about a couple of Police Academy rejects who are given one more chance to redeem themselves when the police can't solve a string of murders in the drag world. Cathy co-created the story with friend John McLaughlin. Cathy and John will be starring, Jane directing and it is expected to go into production early 2008, either as a short film/webisode or a feature film.
Details at "SLATE & KELLY"
Other FilmMcQueen Projects:
CARRIE'S CHOICE A 23 minute short film about a young girl who ignores her best friend's advice to use a condom, becomes unexpectedly pregnant and has to decide what to do. This is a completed film currently being sold on the educational market through INTERMEDIA
CYNARA
A feature project in development and seeking financing was written by Nicole Conn. It is a period lesbian romance set in the early 1930's about a young girl who runs away from her home on Cape Cod and goes to Paris where she becomes a pulp fiction novelist living a life of bohemian decadence. But she must return home when her father becomes ill. It is there that she falls for the beautiful Cynara who helps her heal a dark past and rediscover the artist within.
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hi jane~ how are you doing jane? i hope all is going great with you.. just wanted to stop by and say hello and 2 have a great week...
Greet the Sun... Breathe deeply.. Marvel at the wonder of your body... Scratch your dog's tummy.. See the soul behind someone's eyes... Appreciate an everyday miracle.. Thank the land for your food... Wave to a bird.. Tell someone you love them... Say good night to God.
Wishing For You Love & Light & Inner Peace.. xoxox
About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D ~ Dee ~
A friend sent me this, and I love this song, and I love the arrangement of poems and artwork so I wanted to send it to you in hoping that you would love it too.....thinking of you....
happy sunday! I can't get this song out of my head! I don't know why? I can't shake it out of my head.. I thought this was a cool video too.....I hope you had a great weekend!...
i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birthday of life and of love and wings:and of the gay great happening illimitably earth) how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any--lifted from the no of all nothing--human merely being doubt unimaginable You? (now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened) E.E.Cummings
i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birthday of life and of love and wings:and of the gay great happening illimitably earth) how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any--lifted from the no of all nothing--human merely being doubt unimaginable You? (now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened) E.E.Cummings
About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D ~ Dee ~
happy WED! stopping by to wish you a great day......hope all is well in your world.... just wrote this, i hope you like it.........
You Sketched A Rainbow
you sketched a rainbow in my dreams filled with vivid electric precious jewels extricating me from bondage of not so distant memories of pain solitude and despair
your softness spoke to me soothing me with your loveliness poise grace & beauty your words can move mountains have moved me touch me where I haven't been touched in such a long, long time we all need to be touched again and again and again
stirring the senses deep down inside beneath the surface of naked skin sweltering surges rush thru my veins like liquid fire burning burning burning how I long for YOU
MARY COLARUSSO – “O Mio Bambino Caro”
GLOBALIZATION: IT'S GOOD FOR THE WORLD
JANE CLARK (writer, director, producer)
CATHY DEBUONO (Associate Producer)
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