Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes, this classic 1997 short tells the melancholy story of a butch dyke pining over a one night stand with a straight girl. As the initial foray into 16mm urban landscape filmmaking by writer-director Jenni Olson, Blue Diary establishes many of the themes that Olson would go on to explore further in her subsequent 16mm features, The Joy of Life (2005) and The Royal Road (2015).

Production Credits: Writer-Director: Jenni Olson | Producer: Emma Bufton | Director of Photography: William E. Jones | Editor: Dawn Logsdon | Voiceover: Silas Howard | Sound Design: Kadet Kuhne | Sound Recordist: Lauretta Molitor | Camera Assistant: Rebekah Sitty | Associate Producers: C.J. Roessler, Paul Lee, Scott Noble | Production Manager: Anna Vavloukis | Title Design: Julie Ann Yuen, Rock Ross | Negative Cutter: Lexi Leban

Selected Screenings and Awards:
Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Oberhausen, New York Underground, Seattle International, Jerusalem International, Feminale, Frameline, Outfest, NewFest and many many more.
Director's Choice Award: Black Maria Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Atlanta Film & Video Festival
Prize Winner: Charlotte Film & Video Festival
Trophy Winner: Rochester International Film Festival