Michelle Ehlen | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, actress |
Notable work | Butch Jamie |
Michelle Ehlen is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress best known for her comedic feature Butch Jamie.
Michelle is a graduate of The Los Angeles Film School where she studied writing and directing.[1] She wrote, directed, and acted in the short film Half Laughing which broadcast on Logo[2] and is on The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival DVD.[3] Butch Jamie is Ehlen's first feature film. Openly lesbian herself,[4] she wrote, directed, and starred in the movie as a butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film.[1] She won the 2007 Outfest Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film" for her performance.[5]