Rebel Dykes

Rebel Dykes
Directed by
  • Siân A Williams
  • Harri Shanahan
Production
company
Riot Productions[1]
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Rebel Dykes is a 2021 documentary film directed by Siân A. Williams and Harri Shanahan about the lesbian scene in London during the 1980s and 1990s.[2][3][4][5][6]

In 2021 the film won the Iris Prize Best Feature Award,[7] the Best Documentary Award at Pornfilmfestival Berlin,[8] a Special Jury Mention at the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival,[9] and was nominated for The Raindance Discovery Award at the British Independent Film Awards[10] and the Best Feature Film Award at the Scottish BAFTA.[11]

Siobhan Fahey set up Riot Productions to produce Rebel Dykes.[12]

  1. ^ "Rebel Dykes Took On All Foes". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Rebel Dykes: The Secret History of a Radical Lesbian Community". AnOther. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Rebel Dykes review – the unstoppable rise of the raddest of the radical lesbians". The Guardian. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ Waywell, Chris. "Rebel Dykes review: A raucous celebration of women who stood up to prejudice". Time Out. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ Ide, Wendy. "'Rebel Dykes': Flare Review". Screen. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Rebel Dykes". Empire. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ "DIVA supports The Iris Prize 2021 in Cardiff, with wins from Rebel Dykes and Senan Kara". Diva. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Pornfilmfestival Berlin 2021 Awards – Pornfilmfestival Berlin". pornfilmfestivalberlin.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ "KASHISH 2021: Latin American films win big at a grand online award ceremony". Global Indian Stories. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  10. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 November 2021). "'Belfast,' 'Boiling Point' Lead BIFA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ^ Scotland, Screen (5 October 2022). "Nominations announced for BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022". Screen Scotland. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Who We Are". riotfilms.org. Retrieved 11 May 2022.