Sunday, December 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriter**: Natalie Cooper **Producer**: Donna Deitch Vidiots is thrilled to welcome Director/Producer **Donna Deitch** for a special screening of her seminal sapphic romance ***Desert Hearts.*** Donna Deitch’s swooning and sensual first narrative feature, *Desert Hearts,* was groundbreaking upon its release in 1985: a love story about two women, made entirely independently, on a shoestring budget, by a woman. In this 1959-set film, adapted from a beloved novel by Jane Rule, straitlaced East Coast professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives in Reno to file for divorce but winds up catching the eye of someone new, the free-spirited young Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), touching off a slow seduction that unfolds against a breathtaking desert landscape. With undeniable chemistry between its two leads, an evocative jukebox soundtrack, and vivid cinematography by Robert Elswit, *Desert Hearts *beautifully exudes a sense of tender yearning and emotional candor. **Picks from the Video Store** Bring home more swoony queer romance tonight on glorious physical media! *Love Lies Bleeding, Watermelon Woman, My Beautiful Laundrette* **Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.