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AmBIguous Dating Documentary
Jan 29th, 2008 by Viviane
Hello!
My name is Carmen Machado, and I’m a filmmaker in Washington, DC. I am currently producing a short segment of a documentary (working title: “AmBIguous Dating”) on bisexual dating. The segment is being directed by filmmaker Giovanna Chesler (her website can be found here).
As two bisexual women who are also navigating the world of dating, we are looking for stories. Your stories. Stories of bisexuals and their experiences in the dating world, and about problems that are unique to the bisexual dating scene.
Have you gone on a date and not been sure that it was actually a date? Have you ever revealed your bisexuality to your date, only to be met with antagonism? In other words, how does your sexuality make dating more complicated or difficult? Or does it at all?
We want stories of all kinds. Funny stories, tragic stories, heartbreakingly lovely stories. This is open to both bisexual men and bisexual women of all ages. Your story could have been about last week’s date fiasco, or one that occurred twenty years ago.
(Please note: the scope of this piece is limited to bisexual dating, not bisexual relationships.)
If you’re located in DC, and we choose one of your stories, we will possibly be conducting camera interviews (though if you want your story to be anonymous, that’s not a problem in the slightest). If you’re not located in this area - send your stories anyway! If we choose to use your story, we will contact you in order to have you fill out a standard release form (which gives us permission to use your story/interview). Additionally, if your story is chosen, we will send out an email with updates on where the film is being shown.
If you think you have a story for us, send it our way (along with any questions that you might have). Put the story in the body of an email and send it to carmen.machado AT gmail DOT com. Please put “AmBIguous Dating” somewhere in the subject line.
Additionally, if you feel like you know someone who has a story to tell, by all means, forward this information to them. Feel free to repost it in other communities and blogs. Spread the word! I can’t wait to hear what you all have to say.
Thank you so much. 