Parsell’s fascinating new feature-length documentary Invisible, it’s about educating us by sharing the tale of how a group of queer women are still dealing with such a persistent and pernicious form of homophobia that hardly anyone outside the world of country music are even aware of.” – Roger Walker-Dack, “Queer cinema plays such an essential role in the LGBTQ+ community on so many levels. Parsell brings their hidden stories, songs, and stunningly beautiful voices to light in this affirming, personal, and sensitively produced documentary” – Leah Loschiavo, Frameline The contributions of lesbian singer-songwriters are generally not the first thing that come to mind in the arena of country music, but some of the greatest hits in the genre are the work of gay women. “Contemporary country music is finally coming out of the closet. “Film is a highly collaborative art form, and one might say that Brimm’s and Parsell’s partnership is an example of the universe working in favor of the creative process by putting two artists with complementary skill sets and temperaments in each other’s paths.” – Leslie LaChance, The East Nashvillian The documentary has been receiving rave reviews: “At the end of the last reel, this is an uplifting film, because no matter how many forces seemed to conspire to keep these women down, their artistry and voices came through anyhow,” says producer Bill Brimm. Invisible showcases the real-life experiences and undeniable talent of the women who busted through barriers put in place by a systemically white male heterosexual industry. The film’s Director of Photography, Sandra Chandler is a lesbian and the Editor Emily Gumpel Clifton, is bisexual. Parsell continues, “and even though Bill Brimm and I are both gay, we’re still men – so it was very important to us to hire women in key creative roles to help us tell this story with as much depth and understanding as possible.” Invisible will be screening on Tuesday, October 5th at Marathon Music Works, 1402 Clinton Street. The 52nd Nashville Film Festival will be presented this September 30th-October 6th to celebrate various human expressions through the artistry of filmmaking. “We’ll let the audience decide, but I think women need to be represented more and the men who are in charge need to see this film.” “Very early on, I started to scratch my head and wonder how much of what these women experienced was because they were gay, and how much of it was because they were women?” says T.J. The film features recording artists, songwriters and industry leaders such as Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Pam Tillis, Chely Wright, Mary Gauthier, Kye Fleming, Bonnie Baker, Jess Leary, Ruthie Foster, Cidny Bullens (formerly Cindy Bullens), Gretchen Peters, Dianne Davidson, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Cheryl Wheeler, Virginia Team, Jessie Scott, Rodney Crowell and writers Robert Oermann and Mary Bufwak (Co-authors of Finding Her Voice, An Illustrated History of Women in Country Music). The documentary encompasses the stories of gay women in the southern music industries and the struggles they faced while owning their sexuality despite the institutionalized pushback of a male dominated field. Parsell and producer Bill Brimm are introducing their latest documentary film Invisible at this year’s Nashville Film Festival on Tuesday, October 5 at 7 PM CT at Marathon Music Works.
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