Audience Award \'Best Documentary\' / identities Vienna\'s Queer Film Festival 2009
 Second Place DOKULA Audience Award / Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg 2009
 

 Synopsis
 Katharina Lampert and Cordula Thym’s ambitious film project deals with the lives and networks of lesbians in Vienna in the 1950s and 60s. What communities and places were there, and how public, i.e. accessible, were they? How did women organize themselves? How did they present themselves to the outside world? And what did it mean to identify as a lesbian at that time? Information like this is hard to find and is often passed down through history in oral stories or rumors.

Program Note
 A film about the (in)visibility of lesbians who lived in the 1950’s and 1960’s in Wien, Austria. The documentary follows the history of 1950’s and 60’s lesbians, who existed but remained invisible historically. Lesbians were tabooed at the time and couldn’t appear on the surface. However, they created their own culture and space where they could find and communicate with each other. Through the voices of Rosmarin, Ursula, and Bridget, the three spirited and attractive lesbians who were most active back then, the director tells how lesbians met, where they went, how they found their identity, and how they solidarized with each other. They also bring up many untold stories of their past: how the first love with female school teacher went by: how they disguised their identity wearing a way too girlish blouse and marrying a gay man: how one of them realized her identity watching Children’s Hour, starring Audrey Hepburn, on a date with her boyfriend: how they overcame the suicidal drive or depression. Through these bumpy histories and experiences, they have actively engaged in cultural and artistic activities without a moment of hesitation in admitting their identity. Today, they are still passionate about love and communication, being the source of happy spirit to their colleagues and youngsters. This film does not only listen to their stories but magnifies the imagination through restructuring Wien and time traveling with the audience to the past. (CHO Hye-young)