Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar...
New York City, New York | Film Short
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
Help us bring this dark comedy film that amplifies queer women navigating a male-dominated space. Our film examines the complexities of power dynamics and ambition through a comedic, queer lens.
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar...
New York City, New York | Film Short
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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Help us bring this dark comedy film that amplifies queer women navigating a male-dominated space. Our film examines the complexities of power dynamics and ambition through a comedic, queer lens.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
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- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar...
is a short film adaptation based on our sold-out theatrical production, which ran at Caveat NYC through January 2026!
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar... follows young, emerging stand-up Liv Sanders, who approaches her famous yet career-stalled comedy hero, Cori Rafferty, hoping for a job. Instead, she lands drinks alone with Cori. Liv and Cori’s night evolves from a professional mentorship into a romance, leaving Liv with a rare opportunity.
This queer dark comedy investigates power dynamics and ambition within the insular, male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.
Our team is currently in pre-production—finalizing the script, securing locations, and assembling a phenomenal cast and crew.
Follow us @twolesbiansshort for behind-the-scenes content!
After a sold-out production run in September 2025, Two Lesbians Walk into a Bar... was extended in January 2026 due to popular demand!
We had another sold-out run in January 2026 and are now taking the story to film!
Our team is eager to create a dark comedy that explores the morally ambiguous nature of mentorship, ambition, and romance.
Photos from our production run in 2026 at Caveat NYC!
Check out our Instagram: @twolesbiansshort and see more behind-the-scenes content like this!
Photos by Oliver Zel.
Creator's note:
I have a tremendous amount of respect for stand-up comedians. Stand-up is scary because you’re all alone. And a lot of the time, people don’t laugh.
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar… included a lot of hands-on research— classes, shows, interviews, open mics, and horrific joke writing. As I fell in love with comedy, I experienced my first big lesbian heartbreak. So obviously I had to write about it.
love,
dorothea
We are eager to bring this dark comedy that amplifies queer women navigating a male-dominated space.
Our team is interested in examining the shifting power dynamics between Liv and Cori-- particularly through a comedic, queer lens.
What do Liv and Cori want from each other? Who really has the power?
Your support will go toward:
- Equipment
- Locations
- Feeding our cast & crew
- Contingency
- Insurance & Legal fees
- Post-production
- Fairly compensating our hardworking team of artists
We have an exceptional team behind this project, and we would be grateful for your support.
Thank you!!!
Please share and make sure to follow us on Instagram @twolesbianshort and TikTok @twolesbiansshort for behind-the-scenes vibes!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location
Costs $3,000
Your support will help us fund our our comedy club to life!
Crafty!
Costs $1,500
Help feed our cast and crew during our long shoot days!
Cast & Crew Day Rates + Payroll Processing
Costs $6,000
Help support the hardworking artists who are making this film happen!
Equipment
Costs $3,000
Your support helps us with lighting, camera, and sound equipment!
Post Production
Costs $3,000
Help support us during the critical stage of production — editing, color grading, and sound design!
Insurance & Legal
Costs $2,000
We'd love your support on the super fun insurance and paperwork!
Production Design
Costs $1,500
With your support on production design, we'll be able to create a specific visual style that transports you into our world!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Dorothea Miller is a producer, writer, actor, and comedian based in NYC. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she double-majored in Drama and Dramatic Writing. She recently wrote, produced, and starred in the sold-out theatrical production Two Lesbians Walk Into a Bar… at Caveat NYC (2025–2026) and previously premiered her play That Big Voice Inside My Head at the Hudson Guild Theatre, which was a semi-finalist for The Cell Residency. Her television pilot, Peak’d, was selected as a semi-finalist for WeScreenPlay’s 2024 Screenwriting Lab and a quarter-finalist for The Script Lab’s 2024 Screenplay Contest. She has performed with Ensemble Studio Theatre, Second City New York, the Brick Aux, the Chain Theatre, and the New York Theater Festival. She regularly performs with Second City New York in the Conservatory Program.
Caitlin Hollis is a filmmaker, performer, and teacher with over a decade of experience in independent film and comedy. She has performed in both Chicago and New York at The Second City, iO, Annoyance, and UCB theater. Currently, she is a teacher and director at The Second City New York, where she directed Tchotchke, which completed a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival '25. She is the creator and co-producer of F*ck It Film Festival, a bi-monthly film screening of shorts produced in the spirit of spontaneity. She aims to create films that explore queer relationships in unconventional settings, tackling the most serious of issues through a comedic and satirical lens.
Chris Casey is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and producer based in New York City and the founder of Silent Dog Pictures. He has spent over a decade working in film and television, independently and Disney and ABC, where he developed and produced story-driven work for broadcast and digital platforms. His work centers on intimate, character-focused narratives that explore identity, vulnerability, and the emotional forces shaping human connection.
Working across documentary and narrative forms, Chris is drawn to projects that privilege presence, and emotional truth. His background as a yoga teacher and facilitator informs a process rooted in trust, deep listening, and embodiment, allowing film to function not only as storytelling, but as a reflective and transformative medium.
Rebekah Strauss is a writer, director, and 1st Assistant Director based in NYC. She has been 1st AD on sets of all scales from independent features to short film, commercial, and music video projects. She directs her own work as well and is currently developing her debut feature film. Her passion for filmmaking is dedicated to uplifting stories from underrepresented groups, and she is excited to be line producing Two Lesbians Walk Into A Bar…
Emily Kordovich is a non-binary director of photography based in Brooklyn, NY. Many of the projects Emily has lensed are women’s stories, queer stories, immigrant stories, and stories with heart, humanity, and intention.
Emily is a member of the International Collective of Female+ Cinematographers (ICF+C), was accepted into the ASC Vision Mentorship Program in 2023, and received the 2024 Fresh Perspectives in Cinematography Grant presented by AbelCine, Arri, and The ASC for the short film, Remnants Of Nova. Emily recently completed principal photography on their first feature film, Ice Cream (dir. Liza Renzulli), and has otherwise been the DoP for 30 short films and counting. Emily grew up a first-generation Macedonian immigrant in a small town outside Rochester, NY (which means they are also a born and raised Buffalo Bills fan. Go Bills.) Now based in Brooklyn, they live with their partner Spencer, and their two cats, Appa and Naro.
Hannah Rehak is a performer, podcast producer, and filmmaker with over a decade of experience in comedy. Hannah currently works at various theaters in New York, coaching and directing improv/sketch and she produces a handful of shows, including: Fuck It Film Festival (https://www.instagram.com/fuckitfilmfestival/?hl=en). She loves to be on film sets directing, ADing, and producing. You can check out her work at http://hannahrehak.com/film and follow her on Instagram at instagram.com/hmrehak
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar...
is a short film adaptation based on our sold-out theatrical production, which ran at Caveat NYC through January 2026!
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar... follows young, emerging stand-up Liv Sanders, who approaches her famous yet career-stalled comedy hero, Cori Rafferty, hoping for a job. Instead, she lands drinks alone with Cori. Liv and Cori’s night evolves from a professional mentorship into a romance, leaving Liv with a rare opportunity.
This queer dark comedy investigates power dynamics and ambition within the insular, male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.
Our team is currently in pre-production—finalizing the script, securing locations, and assembling a phenomenal cast and crew.
Follow us @twolesbiansshort for behind-the-scenes content!
After a sold-out production run in September 2025, Two Lesbians Walk into a Bar... was extended in January 2026 due to popular demand!
We had another sold-out run in January 2026 and are now taking the story to film!
Our team is eager to create a dark comedy that explores the morally ambiguous nature of mentorship, ambition, and romance.
Photos from our production run in 2026 at Caveat NYC!
Check out our Instagram: @twolesbiansshort and see more behind-the-scenes content like this!
Photos by Oliver Zel.
Creator's note:
I have a tremendous amount of respect for stand-up comedians. Stand-up is scary because you’re all alone. And a lot of the time, people don’t laugh.
Two Lesbians Walk into A Bar… included a lot of hands-on research— classes, shows, interviews, open mics, and horrific joke writing. As I fell in love with comedy, I experienced my first big lesbian heartbreak. So obviously I had to write about it.
love,
dorothea
We are eager to bring this dark comedy that amplifies queer women navigating a male-dominated space.
Our team is interested in examining the shifting power dynamics between Liv and Cori-- particularly through a comedic, queer lens.
What do Liv and Cori want from each other? Who really has the power?
Your support will go toward:
- Equipment
- Locations
- Feeding our cast & crew
- Contingency
- Insurance & Legal fees
- Post-production
- Fairly compensating our hardworking team of artists
We have an exceptional team behind this project, and we would be grateful for your support.
Thank you!!!
Please share and make sure to follow us on Instagram @twolesbianshort and TikTok @twolesbiansshort for behind-the-scenes vibes!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location
Costs $3,000
Your support will help us fund our our comedy club to life!
Crafty!
Costs $1,500
Help feed our cast and crew during our long shoot days!
Cast & Crew Day Rates + Payroll Processing
Costs $6,000
Help support the hardworking artists who are making this film happen!
Equipment
Costs $3,000
Your support helps us with lighting, camera, and sound equipment!
Post Production
Costs $3,000
Help support us during the critical stage of production — editing, color grading, and sound design!
Insurance & Legal
Costs $2,000
We'd love your support on the super fun insurance and paperwork!
Production Design
Costs $1,500
With your support on production design, we'll be able to create a specific visual style that transports you into our world!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Dorothea Miller is a producer, writer, actor, and comedian based in NYC. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she double-majored in Drama and Dramatic Writing. She recently wrote, produced, and starred in the sold-out theatrical production Two Lesbians Walk Into a Bar… at Caveat NYC (2025–2026) and previously premiered her play That Big Voice Inside My Head at the Hudson Guild Theatre, which was a semi-finalist for The Cell Residency. Her television pilot, Peak’d, was selected as a semi-finalist for WeScreenPlay’s 2024 Screenwriting Lab and a quarter-finalist for The Script Lab’s 2024 Screenplay Contest. She has performed with Ensemble Studio Theatre, Second City New York, the Brick Aux, the Chain Theatre, and the New York Theater Festival. She regularly performs with Second City New York in the Conservatory Program.
Caitlin Hollis is a filmmaker, performer, and teacher with over a decade of experience in independent film and comedy. She has performed in both Chicago and New York at The Second City, iO, Annoyance, and UCB theater. Currently, she is a teacher and director at The Second City New York, where she directed Tchotchke, which completed a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival '25. She is the creator and co-producer of F*ck It Film Festival, a bi-monthly film screening of shorts produced in the spirit of spontaneity. She aims to create films that explore queer relationships in unconventional settings, tackling the most serious of issues through a comedic and satirical lens.
Chris Casey is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and producer based in New York City and the founder of Silent Dog Pictures. He has spent over a decade working in film and television, independently and Disney and ABC, where he developed and produced story-driven work for broadcast and digital platforms. His work centers on intimate, character-focused narratives that explore identity, vulnerability, and the emotional forces shaping human connection.
Working across documentary and narrative forms, Chris is drawn to projects that privilege presence, and emotional truth. His background as a yoga teacher and facilitator informs a process rooted in trust, deep listening, and embodiment, allowing film to function not only as storytelling, but as a reflective and transformative medium.
Rebekah Strauss is a writer, director, and 1st Assistant Director based in NYC. She has been 1st AD on sets of all scales from independent features to short film, commercial, and music video projects. She directs her own work as well and is currently developing her debut feature film. Her passion for filmmaking is dedicated to uplifting stories from underrepresented groups, and she is excited to be line producing Two Lesbians Walk Into A Bar…
Emily Kordovich is a non-binary director of photography based in Brooklyn, NY. Many of the projects Emily has lensed are women’s stories, queer stories, immigrant stories, and stories with heart, humanity, and intention.
Emily is a member of the International Collective of Female+ Cinematographers (ICF+C), was accepted into the ASC Vision Mentorship Program in 2023, and received the 2024 Fresh Perspectives in Cinematography Grant presented by AbelCine, Arri, and The ASC for the short film, Remnants Of Nova. Emily recently completed principal photography on their first feature film, Ice Cream (dir. Liza Renzulli), and has otherwise been the DoP for 30 short films and counting. Emily grew up a first-generation Macedonian immigrant in a small town outside Rochester, NY (which means they are also a born and raised Buffalo Bills fan. Go Bills.) Now based in Brooklyn, they live with their partner Spencer, and their two cats, Appa and Naro.
Hannah Rehak is a performer, podcast producer, and filmmaker with over a decade of experience in comedy. Hannah currently works at various theaters in New York, coaching and directing improv/sketch and she produces a handful of shows, including: Fuck It Film Festival (https://www.instagram.com/fuckitfilmfestival/?hl=en). She loves to be on film sets directing, ADing, and producing. You can check out her work at http://hannahrehak.com/film and follow her on Instagram at instagram.com/hmrehak