Butch Jamie
Director / Writer / Producer / Actor
Heterosexual Jill
Director / Writer / Producer / Actor
S&M Sally
Director / Writer / Producer / Actor
Michelle Ehlen has produced, written, directed, and acted in four award-winning features, including the first lesbian comedy trilogy – Butch Jamie, Heterosexual Jill, and S&M Sally. With a focus on comedy, much of her work satirizes gender, sexuality, stereotypes, and identity. Her work has screened in over 100 festivals worldwide and has been released on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, LOGO, and HereTV. She has won 20 awards including Best Actress from the Outfest Film Festival and the Director’s Award from Out Film CT. Michelle is currently working on two upcoming projects for her company Ballet Diesel Films: Maybe Someday, a queer dramedy feature film about the inevitable cycles love, loss, and everything in between; and Queering the Binary, a large-scale research project and docuseries exploring non-binary identities, culture, history, and experiences. You can stay updated about her work on Twitter @balletdiesel