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Description
Max is looking for love. Her roommate, Kia, already has it in the person of Evy, who lives at home with her mom while still trying to shake off her ex-husband. Then there's Ely, Kia's ex-student who is seemingly available. Ely shares a place with Daria, the quintessential lesbian about town, constantly in and out of women's beds and hearts. Kia thinks Max would like Ely; Daria thinks Ely should like Max. Everyone schemes. We're treated to a date, a dinner party, pride, honor, friendship, laundry, nail clipping — and, of course, sex.
Rose Troche’s debut feature serves as an insider view of lesbian life in the ’90s, crafted by a creative team as skillful at portraying angst as irony. Dubbed upon its release as a queer Slacker for its low-budget, black-and-white chronicling of daily hopes, fears, and banalities, Go Fish begins where coming-out films used to end: All the women are gay, and sex is on everybody's mind. At once gritty and lyrical, it tracks an interlinked cast of characters through a fanciful girl-meets-girl saga.
Go Fish was digitally restored by the Academy Film Archive and UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with Sundance Institute in 4K from the original 16mm A/B camera negatives and 35mm magnetic soundtrack. The restoration was funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Amazon MGM Studios, Frameline, Sundance Institute, and UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Park City screening to be followed by a conversation with director Rose Troche, producer John Pierson, and more.
Screenings include closed and open captions.