Where You Lead 2023

When Erin shows up in Eugene, OR - the "Lesbian Mecca" of the 1970s - she befriends a group of lesbians who lead her through some conflicting feelings.

Directed by Cait Smith

"What are you really doing here in Eugene?" In her debut short film, writer and director Cait Smith stages a historically-based retelling of Eugene, Oregon’s “Lesbian Mecca” in the 1970s. Where You Lead follows Erin (Hannah Leugers), a perplexing wanderer who stumbles upon a group of lesbians at a feminist bookstore. Posing as a “reporter for the paper,” she interviews the lesbians and begins to unravel her prejudices about love, queerness, and her personal struggles with identity.