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Hey, I'm Cheri!
Los Angeles, California
Cheri Gaulke is a pioneer in the feminist art movement in Los Angeles. Her work has been presented in film festivals internationally, in museums and a Smithsonian-touring exhibition, and alternative settings including buses, churches, and prehistoric temples. In recent years, her short doc, GLORIA'S CALL (2018), has screened in over 40 festivals and won Best Documentary at the Ann Arbor Film Festival among other awards. In 2021, she completed MISS ALMA THOMAS: A LIFE IN COLOR, a short doc about a little known African-American woman abstract painter, which is already winning awards in film festivals, and she is just completing INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE, a short doc about a gay hair salon owner and his roadside attraction in Joshua Tree, California. She is currently in pre-production on her first feature documentary – ACTING LIKE WOMEN – about 1970s feminist performance art, an under-represented movement that profoundly shaped art and social movements of today.
My Projects
Inside the Beauty Bubble
Joshua Tree, California• Film Short
Documentary, LGBTQ
What do you do with 3,000 beauty artifacts? Open a roadside attraction! A story of dreams, a family with two dads and a really big show.
This project got the green light!
ACTING LIKE WOMEN
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
In 1973, women converge on L.A. and create a new art form – feminist performance art – whose powerful imagery changes the very role of art.
This project got the green light!
ACTING LIKE WOMEN: Act 2
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
A film about feminist performance art and the Woman's Building in 1970s-80s Los Angeles intimately told by those who lived it
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting
MascLooking
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Horror
The thing about Grinder is, we always know how close you are...
This project got the green light!
Pilea
Hamden, Connecticut• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
As feelings for her childhood best friend surface, teenager Judy grapples with her deepest insecurities when they all come to a head.
This project got the green light!
BABY GAY
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
An all-theory-no-praxis-bisexual woman bluffs her way into her first lesbian threesome, where she's thwarted by her gay impostor syndrome.
This project got the green light!
ACTING LIKE WOMEN: Act 2
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
A film about feminist performance art and the Woman's Building in 1970s-80s Los Angeles intimately told by those who lived it
This project got the green light!
Hope is a Hammer
Los Angeles, California• Music
Other
"Hope is a Hammer" is an immersive performance and sound experience through sonic sculptures and voice.
This project got the green light!
What's The Matter?
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Satire
When meeting your girlfriend's parents involves a gun, a nudie mag, and the Zapruder film, anything is on the table.
This project got the green light!
Human Shield - Clinic Escort Documentary
San Francisco, California• Film Feature
Documentary
Human Shield features abortion clinic escorts – volunteers who escort patients on one of the most hostile 30-second walks of their lives.
This project got the green light!
Out of the Picture
Milwaukee, Wisconsin• Film Feature
Documentary
Out of the Picture is a documentary about art critics living through a historic period of change.
This project got the green light!
Simulating Religious Violence
Rome, Italy• Film Feature
Documentary, Science
Experts in religion and computer science create cutting-edge computer simulations to predict and prevent religious violence.
This project got the green light!
The Haunting of Hype House
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Horror
When a rowdy social media influencer is possessed by a ghost, his friends discover they might like the spirit more than they like him.
This project got the green light!
Ladylike
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, History
Two society besties disguise themselves as men to sneak into The Players in NYC to meet their hero, Sarah Bernhardt, on her 1911 visit.
This project got the green light!
Reflect
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Five women in the Sedona desert battle for survival against etheric dark forces from another dimension.
This project got the green light!
ACTING LIKE WOMEN
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
In 1973, women converge on L.A. and create a new art form – feminist performance art – whose powerful imagery changes the very role of art.
This project got the green light!
Ezra
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A chronically ill dancer finds tranquility in nature while on a camping trip with their boyfriend.
This project got the green light!
Woman Meets Girl
Toronto, Canada• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Over a game of Never Have I Ever, a 40-year-old-virgin, explores a deeper connection with the 18-year-old sex worker she’s taken in.
This project got the green light!
Inside the Beauty Bubble
Joshua Tree, California• Film Short
Documentary, LGBTQ
What do you do with 3,000 beauty artifacts? Open a roadside attraction! A story of dreams, a family with two dads and a really big show.
This project got the green light!
Le Bon Chef
Reading, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
She's a Michelin-starred chef at the top of her game...unfortunately they've changed the rules.
This project got the green light!
Egghead & Twinkie - LGBTQ+ Feature Film
Orlando, Florida• Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
A coming of age comedy about coming out of the closet.
This project got the green light!
Dragonfly
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Animation
A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945 through the eyes of her brother’s spirit.
This project got the green light!
Shine On, WV
Teays Valley, West Virginia• Series
Biography, Documentary
Shine On, WV is a web series of 5-8 minute videos showcasing West Virginia artists and their stories to create inspiration and support.
This project got the green light!
Leveling Lincoln
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, History
To level the playing field, they leveled the school
This project got the green light!
