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An Unexpected Community

In the early days of the pandemic, Andrea Meyerson, founder of Women On A Roll, launched an online platform for lesbians and queer women. She called it Women On The Net. Five nights a week, Meyerson provided a place for women all over the world to gather and share a wide range of entertaining programming. Feelings of isolation and loneliness were replaced with joy, laughter, and new friends - all via Zoom. An Unexpected Community captures the magic these women shared during one of the most challenging events in our lifetime. Featuring: Lily Tomlin, Kate Clinton, Meredith Baxter, Vickie Shaw, Suzanne Westenhoefer and more!

  • Kathryn L Beranich
    Director
    The Lesbian Centennial Project
  • Kathryn L Beranich
    Producer
    The Unlikely Story of the Lesbians of First Friday, The Lesbian Centennial Project
  • Andrea Meyerson
    Producer
    This is Jessica, Getting Started, I Stand Corrected, Letter to Anita, Laughing Matters
  • Kim Crabtree
    Producer
  • Christopher F Dawes
    Producer
    This is Jessica
  • Meredith Baxter
    Key Cast
    Family Ties
  • Sharon Gless
    Key Cast
    Cagney & Lacey
  • Lily Tomlin
    Key Cast
    The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    LGBT, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 9 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 30, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Long Beach QFilm Festival
    Long Beach, CA
    United States
    September 6, 2024
    Best Documentary Director, Kathryn L. Beranich
  • OutReels Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, OH
    United States
    November 9, 2024
    Audience Choice / Overall
  • Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    September 26, 2024
  • San Antonio QFest-LGBT International Film FestivalSan Antonio Q-Fest
    San Antonio, TX
    United States
    October 11, 2024
  • LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival
    Rehoboth Beach, DE
    United States
    July 13, 2025
Director Biography - Kathryn L Beranich

After launching her career in 1977 as a Producer/Director in Roanoke, Virginia, Kathryn started producing lesbian films

on the side. Her documentaries, After the 2nd Date (1996)

and the Lesbian Centennial Project (2014) played at

LGBT Film Festivals across the US and Europe.

Kathryn describes her work as “holding a mirror up to the lesbian community and documenting the faces and stories of lesbians

who came out in the second half of the 20th Century.”

Since 1997, Kathryn has been based in Los Angeles where she works, produces personal projects, and raises her two children.

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Director Statement

I celebrate lesbians who came of age in the '70s and '80s.

We created families of choice, supported each other's careers, and played together on the weekends. Most importantly, we laid the foundation for the acceptance that lesbians enjoy today.