The collection WATCHING YOU brings together the best lesbian shorts from around the world, with these five award winners premiering on DVD and VHS:

Watching You (Dir. Stephanie Abramovich, Israel, 32 min.)
A lesbian's hobby - photographing a captivating woman neighbor - causes trouble with her jealous girlfriend. In addition to winning Best Lesbian Short Film at the Philadelphia Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Watching You has won awards at festivals in Berlin, Paris, Fresno and Bologna.

4 PM (Dir. Sam Backhurst, UK, 14 min.)
Humorous tale of a one night stand that goes horribly wrong. 4pm won awards from gay and lesbian film festivals around the world, including Seattle, Austin, Berlin, Melbourne, Barcelona and Paris.

Bare (Dir. Deborah Strutt, Australia, 9 min.)
A hot one-night stand ignites a whole neighborhood of passion and romance. Winner - Best International Short - Brussels International Film Festival.

Interviews with My Next Girlfriend (Dir. Cassandra Nicolaou, Canada, 13 min.)
A very particular single woman screens future prospects in a hilarious interview process. Interviews won the awards for Best Comedy and Audience Award at the planetout.com/HBO Short Movie Awards, as well as top awards from gay and lesbian film festivals in Paris, Austin, Philadelphia, Bologna, and Toronto.

Dear Emily (Dir. Katherine Brooks, USA, 7 min.)
Sara recalls the drama of her senior year, and an intense schoolgirl crush. Winner - IFFCON Pitch Contest.

The Ten Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide (Dir. Lee Friedlander, USA, 28 min.)
The Ten Rules takes a look at the pitfalls and pratfalls that happen when your friends aren't just your friends - they're also your dating pool.

Extra on DVD:
Traveling Companion (Dir. Paula Goldberg, USA, 20 min.)
An upcoming trip to romantic Italy persuades travel writer Helen to tempt fate and place an ad for a traveling companion. (Winner - Executive Director's Award - Newport Beach International Film Festival.)

In Double Entente (Dir. Jacquie Lawrence, UK, 15 min.)
Erotic tension builds when stressed-out Vanessa tries to meet her gorgeous lover Dulcie for an after work cocktail. Will she settle for a stranger's touch?

These are 6 short films (8 on the DVD), all of them with a lesbian theme. They have won numerous awards on gay & lesbian filmfestivals all over the world. That gives a very good indication that they are indeed the best lesbian shorts.

List of the awards won by each short film:

4 pm
1. Winner Best Girls Short film- Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Fetsival, Oct 2000
2. Winner Best European Film- Paris Womens Film Festival, Nov 2000
3. Winner Best Girls Short Film - Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Sept 2001
4. Winner Audience Award Best Short Film - Berlin Lesbian Film Festival, Oct 2001
5. Winner Best Girls Short Film - Melbourne Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, April 2002
6. Winner Audience Award Best Short Film - Barcelona International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Oct 2002

Bare
1. Best International Short Film at the 2001 Brussells International Independent Film Festival 2.
2. Both David and Luke jointly shared Best Actor at the 2000 Watch My Shorts Independent Short Film Festival.

Interviews with My Next Girlfriend
1. Winner, Best Comedy - PlanetOut.com/HBO Short Movie Awards.
2. Winner, Best Short Film - Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
3. Winner for Best Short - Fire Island Video Festival 2003

Watching You
1. Winner for best lesbian short film - The Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 7/2002
2. Winner of the Immaginaria Audience Award, Immaginaria Lesbian Film Festival, Bologna Italy 2/2001

Dear Emily
WINNER, IFFCON Pitch Contest

The Ten Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide
"Best of the Fest" - Outfest (LA), New Festival (NY)
"Best Short" - at Film Fests in Fresno CA, Boulder CO, Long Island, and Rosebud (Germany)

Traveling Companion (extra on the DVD)
Winner, Executive Director's Award - Newport Beach Int'l Film Festival

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