NOT QUITE THAT tells the story of Sarah, a nice Jewish butch lesbian with a genetic mutation which might be the very thing that allows her to be fully seen at last.
Meet Sarah, 57. Lesbian? For sure. Jewish? Yes and no. Mother? In all but one sense. Trans? No, just often mistaken as such. Breast cancer survivor? Well, that’s the plan, the survival bit, but without the cancer or the breasts. NOT QUITE THAT s an intimate and insightful exploration of how we are seen, how we see ourselves, and why it matters.
Ali Grant is a lesbian filmmaker, based in Vancouver, BC. She tells stories about the extraordinary lives of ordinary women. Her award-winning films have screened at festivals around the world including at DOXA, Inside Out, mujerDOC, Porto Femme, VIFF, and Uppsala. She has received funding from Chicken and Egg Films, Creative BC, Rogers, and TELUS originals, has awards from the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, and has a Ph.D. in geography from McMaster University (1997), and a Certificate in Documentary Film Production from Langara College (2019). Ali is the founder of On the Creek Films.
DOXA documentary film festival 2023 (Vancouver, Canada)
Seattle Queer Film Festival 2023
mujerDOC - International Documentary Film Festival on Gender 2024 (Spain)
Porto Femme International Film Festival 2024 (Portugal)
Knowledge Network (public television launch 2025)
Audience Award Runner Up, Favorite Documentary Feature, Seattle Queer Film Festival 2023
Audience Choice Award - London Lesbian Film Festival 2024
Best Short Doc – Cinema Systers Film Festival 2024
Audience Choice Award - Cinema Systers Film Festival 2024
