Michelle Ehlen accepting the Outfest Jury Award for Outstanding Actress
"Ehlen's originality lies in this sly, laid-back mix of gender theory and classic screwball...Which is a fancy way of saying, this film is funny!" --Erin Blackwell, "Film Review: All About Steve" Full-length review on OurChart 06/30/08
**Winner - Jury Award for "Outstanding Male Performance " from The Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival** Actress Michelle Ehlen snags the award for Best Male Performance for her gender-bending portrayal of Jamie 06/08
Filmmaker interview for Bay Windows - "Butchsie" by Brian Jewell 05/08/08
"Consistently charming...clearly a movie from the heart. Butch Jamie is a big success." --Frank Paiva, EDGE 05/05/08
"Full of funny, original characters, Butch Jamie is an irresistible mix of drag, sarcasm and slapstick. And writer-director Michelle Ehlen has found a charmer of a star: herself." --Candace Moore, CURVE, April 2008
~ Wolfe Video has picked up Butch Jamie for a DVD release in the U.S. and Canada! A release date is expected for fall of 2008 ~
**Winner - Jury Award for "Best Narrative Feature" from The Chicago Reeling Film Festival** 02/01/08
3 part video interview with filmmaker/actor Michelle Ehlen - Tello Films 01/24/08
Now being represented for foreign sales by MultiVisionnaire! January 2008
Featured in Where Are They Now by Melisa Resch, The Outlet 12/13/07
**Winner - Jury Award for "Best Female Feature" from The Long Island G&L Film Festival** 11/29/07
"Each year, a few Reeling films are able to transcend the gender divide. While women will love Butch Jamie...there’s plenty of pointed movie industry satire and smart dialogue to make the boys chuckle." --Hank Sartin, Time Out Chicago Blog 11/09/07
"[A] fantastic dyke comedy...In the tradition of The Player, director Michelle Ehlen spins a spot-on satire of the movie industry, while examining butch/femme dynamics and the politics of lesbian relationships." --Jason A. Heidemann, Time Out Chicago 11/08/07
"Part of the charm of Butch Jamie is its irreverence, its ability to laugh at the performance of gender and how these performances change our perceptions of the world and how we react/relate to others." --Anna Pulley, "Being a Successful Leading Lady Takes Balls, Literally" Full-length review at Dykediva.com November 2007
"Exceeded my expectations...had me laughing from start to finish."
--Todd Plank, The Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley 11/05/07
"Ehlen’s wryly funny work intellectually stimulates while inducing raucous laughter...[she is] a woman who hit it out of the park with her first feature...a voice to be reckoned with in the lesbian film community."
--Tracy E. Gilchrist, "Butch Jamie's Michelle Ehlen: interview" Full-length article at LesbiaNation 10/29/07
ImGay.tv interview with filmmaker/actor Michelle Ehlen
Featured in Scene: Los Angeles by Karman Kregloe, Afterellen.com 08/17/07
**Winner - Outfest 2007 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film**
Filmmaker/actor Michelle Ehlen was recognized by the jury for her "funny, poignant, perceptive, and vulnerable performance" in the leading role of Jamie. Outfest 2007 Film Competition Winners 07/23/07
"Remarkably well acted and written...Ehlen's a viable talent who no doubt has more stories to tell. Here's hoping this little gem is the beginning of a long and thriving career." --Tracy E. Gilchrist, Gaywired.com 07/23/07
"Ehlen, in the role of the title character, Jamie, is so bang-on-the-money good...[Butch Jamie is] an irreverent and often hilarious ride with the right blend of pathos and slapstick to make it well worth the watch."
--CJ Johnson, Los Angeles Journal 07/14/07
"Humorously multi-layered...Filled with playful wit and satirical insights into identity issues, Butch Jamie deserves to be picked up."
--John Esther, Lesbian News, July 2007
"This original butch dyke comedy is a welcome change to a traditional genre. Donning some of the best drag since Tootsie, Ehlen turns in a sincere and hilarious performance with smart and deadpan delivery."
--Maggie Boccella, Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
"Ehlen's first feature is a ragged, high-spirited farce that gives gender-twister Tootsie a 180-degree spin...just when [it] seems to be going in a predictable direction, Ehlen throws in a clever curve ball. Also funny is Olivia Nix as roommate Lola." -- Kyle Buchanan, Advocate.com
Outfest's 5 in Focus: New Director's Spotlight
Featured in The Hollywood Reporter 07/12/07