Mango Kiss is a 2004 American comedy film written Sarah Elisabeth Brown and Sascha Rice, and directed by Sascha Rice. The plot concerns love between two lesbian friends, Lou and Sassafras. It is based on the play Bermuda Triangles, written by Sarah Elisabeth Brown. The story for the play was based on the playwright's experience living within the lesbian subculture found in San Francisco in the 1990s.
Mango Kiss | |
---|---|
Directed by | Sascha Rice |
Written by | Sarah Elisabeth Brown Sascha Rice |
Produced by | Sascha Rice Joe Mellis Erin O'Malley |
Starring | Danièle Ferraro Michelle Wolff Sally Kirkland |
Cinematography | John Pirozzi |
Edited by | Lauren Giordano Cindy Parisotto |
Music by | Matthew Ferraro |
Distributed by | Wolfe Video |
Release date |
|
Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
editLou falls in love with her best friend Sassafras, who doesn't know. In order to bring their careers as performance artists forward, they move to San Francisco, where they get into the BDSM scene. Soon they start a princess/daddy role-play: Lou plays out a Sea Captain Daddy role and Sass takes on a brat princess.
Cast
edit- Danièle Ferraro as Sassafras
- Michelle Wolff as Lou
- Sally Kirkland as Emilia
- Dru Mouser as Leslie
- Tina Marie Murray as Chelsea Chuwawa
- Shannon Rossiter as Micky
- Joe Mellis as Kaz
- Malia Spanyol as Bridget
- Windy Morgan Bunts as Ginny
- Dominique Zeltzman as Sonya
- Lena Zee as Karla
- Alicia Simmons-Miracle as Boss Daddy (billed as Alicia Simmons)
- Laura Baca as Allison
- Max Miller as Val
- Walter Barry as Mr. Fuchsia
- Chris Villa as Mr. Leather (billed as Christopher Villa)
- Delphine Brody as Booze Girl
- Katherine Armstrong as Little Girl on Beach
Reviews
editWith a sly sense of humor and plenty of sex, Mango Kiss is a rollicking, sugar-coated spree through the wacky world of women-whipping-women. And, believe it or not, I'll kiss and tell you that at its heart Mango Kiss is an ode to old-fashioned romance.
— Miami gay & lesbian film festival[1]
Awards
edit- 2004
- Park City Film Music Festival (Feature Film: Director's Choice)
- Gold Medal for Excellence
- Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival
- Best Lesbian Film -
- Park City Film Music Festival
- Director's Choice Award: Gold Medal for Excellence
- North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Emerging Filmmaker Award: Best Women's Feature
- Park City Film Music Festival (Feature Film: Director's Choice)
References
edit- ^ miami gay & lesbian film festival Archived 2004-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit