"A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian" is our debut short film. In this film we explore the process of grieving the life you expected to have and the letting go of the desire for male validation. For many women and femme people, male desire and attention acts as a social currency. Realizing one's lesbian identity forces one to acknowledge and process this. Coming out often means a rejection and mourning of this previous life.
When a bird hits a window, it is generally a male bird seeing his reflection and believing it is a rival attempting to usurp his territory or his women. He flies into the window to destroy his rival. In this case, his rival is femme queerness. In a male-dominated heteronormative world, it is the death of the bird that acts as the catalyst to the film.
Throughout the process of creating, “A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian,” we had to grapple with our own internalized discomfort with the word “lesbian.” Lesbian is a scary word. It has been oversexualized and carries many negative social connections. However, we began to understand the word lesbian, not just as an identity, but as an act of rebellion for all women, trans, and nonbinary people who resonate with the word. Although the title of our project is meant to be humorous, it also is rooted in vulnerability, inclusivity, and intentionality.
"A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian" is our debut short film. In this film we explore the process of grieving the life you expected to have and the letting go of the desire for male validation. For many women and femme people, male desire and attention acts as a social currency. Realizing one's lesbian identity forces one to acknowledge and process this. Coming out often means a rejection and mourning of this previous life.
When a bird hits a window, it is generally a male bird seeing his reflection and believing it is a rival attempting to usurp his territory or his women. He flies into the window to destroy his rival. In this case, his rival is femme queerness. In a male-dominated heteronormative world, it is the death of the bird that acts as the catalyst to the film.
Throughout the process of creating, “A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian,” we had to grapple with our own internalized discomfort with the word “lesbian.” Lesbian is a scary word. It has been oversexualized and carries many negative social connections. However, we began to understand the word lesbian, not just as an identity, but as an act of rebellion for all women, trans, and nonbinary people who resonate with the word. Although the title of our project is meant to be humorous, it also is rooted in vulnerability, inclusivity, and intentionality.