NO MAN'S LAND — ANNA ANDERSEN

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER: ANNA ANDERSEN & GABRIELLA CANAL

EDITOR: KAREN KOURTESSISS COMPOSER: ELIZABETH PHILLIPSON-WEINER

GRAPHICS: HANNAH WONG SECOND CAMERA: SANJANA SEKHAR

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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

No Man’s Land is a short documentary about a lesbian separatist community in the rural American South.

The 1970s saw the birth of womyn’s lands, communities where lesbian separatists could live together, away from a patriarchal society. A handful of these womyn formed Alapine in rural Alabama, where no men are allowed. No Man's Land dives into the stories of its founders and residents, who give perspective on their struggles as lesbian women during the 60s and 70s. The film explores their coming out stories, what inspired them to create a separatist space in the first place, what that space means to them and their concerns for the sustainability and the future of their community.

Behind the camera, No Man's Land is a women-led film.

No Man’s Land was nominated for the Grand Jury award and won the Best Short Audience Award at the Florida Film Festival, beating out 60 other films in narrative, animation, and documentary sections.