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THE EXPERIENCE

Join Lesbian Cinema Club for a night of Jenni Olson films, featuring The Joy of Life (2005) and Blue Diary (1998). A special zine and merch will be on sale in advance of the screening.

ON SCREEN: The Joy of Life (2005) + Blue Diary (1998)

2005, 1998. Directed by Jenni Olson. Not Rated.

The Joy of Life (1hr 5min, 2005): Multi-talented performance artist Harriet “Harry” Dodge (By Hook or By Crook, Cecil B. Demented) brings to life this innovative story of a butch dyke in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. Against a backdrop of stunning landscape cinematography, this bold, lyrical voiceover film evolves from a lesbian lust story to an inventive documentary—delving into explicit descriptions of lesbian sexuality and offering up a quick look at Frank Capra’s 1941 film Meet John Doe before embarking on the fascinating and previously untold history of the Golden Gate Bridge as a suicide landmark. A true San Francisco experience, The Joy of Life also includes poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti intoning his ode to the City by the Bay, “The Changing Light,” and features music from legendary poet-painter (and probable Golden Gate suicide) Weldon Kees.

Blue Diary (7min, 1998): Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes, Jenni Olson’s classic 1998 experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a dyke pining over a one-night stand with a straight girl.

ON STAGE: Lesbian Cinema Club

Lesbian Cinema Club is a Portland local screening series and gathering that started in the summer of 2025 as a top surgery fundraiser for lead organizer and programmer, Noname. The series started in a backyard with a few friends with a simple goal to watch and learn about Lesbian artists and filmmakers while fundraising for gender affirming care. The series quickly became a large community gathering for local queer and lesbian film-lovers.

Note: We do not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, and films exhibited don’t necessarily reflect the views of PAM CUT, the Tomorrow Theater, or the Portland Art Museum. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on sites like Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.