THE LESBIAN BAR PROJECT DOC SERIES - A ROKU CHANNEL ORIGINAL SERIES
Erica Rose co-created and directed episodes for the award-winning docuseries THE LESBIAN BAR PROJECT, produced and distributed by Roku Brand Studio and presented by Jägermeister. The series is Executive Produced by Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black) & The Katz Company. Season One won an Emmy and a GLAAD Media Award and was selected to screen at Brand Storytelling, a sanctioned event at the Sundance Film Festival.
Season Two of The Lesbian Bar Project, shot entirely in Germany, premiered on RTL+, Germany’s largest streamer.
The series is an adaptation and expansion of her award-winning short film that she directed alongside Elina Street. The short film won two Webby’s, an ANA award, was selected to screen at Tribeca X, and was acquired for distribution on AMC+/Sundance TV.
Watch Season Two for free here.
Watch Season One for free here.
Watch the short film for free here.
For more information about The Lesbian Bar Project visit the website or read below!
The Lesbian Bar Project was founded in the US by New York filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street to celebrate, support, and amplify the remaining Lesbian Bars that exist in the United States. In October 2020, The Lesbian Bar Project released a PSA and fundraising campaign, which helped raise over $117K for the remaining bars. In June 2021, they released a short documentary film and another fundraising campaign. The 2021 fundraising campaign raised over $150k for the bars. The 2021 film won two webby's, an ANA award and was presented at The Library of Congress for the US Congress Equity Caucus. The film was nominated for the Tribeca X Award and was acquired by AMC + / Sundance TV for streaming. In 2022, Erica and Elina created, executive produced, and directed episodes for the Roku docu-series adaptation of the short film, The Lesbian Bar Project Docuseries. The 2022 Roku series was honored as one of the best brand-sponsored series at Brand Storytelling, a sanctioned event at The Sundance Film Festival. In 2023, the series received a GLAAD Media Award and won an Emmy. On April 11th, 2024, The Lesbian Bar Project: FLINTA premiered in Germany on RTL+, Germany’s largest streamer. The Lesbian Bar Project is supported by Jägermeister’s #savethenight initiative. The Lesbian Bar Project has over 1 billion impressions worldwide and has been featured in publications including: The New York Times, ABC, NBC, Huffington Post, CNN, CBS, NPR, Paper Mag, PBS, Bloomberg, The CUT, Forbes, amongst 100 other publications. LBP has partnered with brands and organizations including Jägermeister, Hinge, The Center, The American LGBTQ Museum, and Google Maps.
SEASON TWO: GERMANY
SEASON ONE: HOUSTON, PHOENIX, NEW YORK
