Jsh-amie le Butch

Butch Jamie is now officially on DVD! Here's David and I at the release party last Wednesday (OK, so the photo's a little cheesy. But kind of cute, right?) -


We had a fun time at the party. I had a friend of mine who I haven't seen since my Freshman year of high school unexpectedly show up, as well as a couple of fellow Smith College alums. I ran into a representative from Here TV who told me that they're buying the TV rights (they've been in negotiations for awhile, so it hadn't yet been official). They raffled off some free DVDs and David won Season 5 of the L Word which he gave to me.

Earlier this week, After Ellen published an interview I did with them -

"Michelle Ehlen is a cinematic jack (or should we say jill?) of all trades. For her debut feature, Butch Jamie, she wrote, directed, produced, starred and edited the film, which centers on the adventures of a struggling butch lesbian actress in L.A. who lands a male role and runs with it. Shot on a shoestring budget in upstate New York, the film landed Ehlen Best Actress accolades at the 2007 Outfest film festival in L.A., and the laughter of just about everyone in queer festival audiences around the country."
--Click here for the rest of the article.

Also, I found out that my French distribution company, Optimale, will be releasing the DVD soon. Check out the totally pimped out, bling-bling DVD cover they designed -



As for the U.S./Canadian DVD, you can order it through several different retailers, including Wolfevideo.com. You can also rent it through Netflix, Blockbuster, and many independent stores.

Between Now and Then

My sea life calendar features a picture of a snake for October - it looks rather dark and foreboding, but I still feel optimistic about the month. I think the whole idea of autumn seems to suggest up-and-coming life changes and transformations.

But it's also possible that I've just been reading too many horoscopes, which is what I've been whittling my time away with these days. Horoscopes and online tarot cards. Searching for answers, advice, solace - I've been feeling restless, but I look forward to that changing.

Looking ahead, I have some really cool things coming up - next week I'm off to Taipei for the Women Make Waves Film Festival, a truly awesome opportunity. I feel a bit unprepared and somewhat nervous, but if it's anything like my trip to Seoul last April, it'll be incredible.

At the end of the month, I'm going to Santa Barbara for a long weekend to help teach a filmmaking class in conjunction with the Travel Channel. The weekend after that, November 7th, I'm going back up to Santa Barbara for a screening of Butch Jamie at the OUTrageous Film Festival.

November 18th the DVD comes out, and November 19th Wolfe is planning a DVD release party at OBar in West Hollywood (be sure to stop by if you're in the area! David and I will be there; more info on that to come).

Meanwhile, the film has been getting some increased media attention. After Ellen did a nice review of the film the other day, and we also did an interview that should be up in a couple of weeks. I have a few other interviews to look forward to as well, which I'll keep you updated on.

Here is the final DVD art (you can click on it to make it bigger), including the back cover (notice that the DVD features 3 pictures of Howard!)