Lady Buds Director CJ Russo

This week's episode features long-time West Hollywood resident, CJ Russo, who is a director, producer and writer of documentary films. She is no stranger to the film festival arena, with six short films playing at Outfest over the years, and winning an award for the Best Documentary Short with her film "Straight Down the Aisle" - confessions of lesbian bridesmaids. CJ's most recent project, Lady Buds, is her first feature documentary film that is making an appearance at Outfest 2021 (Los Angeles' LGBTQ Film Festival) before it lights the worldwide film festival circuit on fire. "Lady Buds is a feature documentary that tells the story of six courageous women who come out of the shadows of the cannabis underground to enter the newly legal market. With deep-pocketed corporations taking over the industry, these trailblazers risk everything to make their American Dream come true in the very market they helped create." Lady Buds kicked off its film festival screening schedule with a world premiere at the Canadian Hot Docs Film Festival earlier this year and Angelinos have the opportunity to catch a viewing at a very special sneak peek showing at Outfest on Friday, August 20th. Felicia Carbajal, one of the women featured in Lady Buds, also joins the We Know WeHo interview and brings her perspective as an activist in the LatinX, LGBTQ+ and cannabis communities to the conversation. Felicia provides insight about the gay history of cannabis and how queer activists were a big reason for the legalization of this industry and her personal involvement in providing cannabis to Bay Area AIDS patients in the 1990's. (Guest Interview begins at 10:25) Website: www.ladybudsmovie.com Instagram: @lady.buds SHOW NOTES & LINKS: Lady Buds Documentary Film Outfest Film Festival Compassionate Care Act DTLA Proud PinkDot Wellingtons LA Adam Levine’s Calirosa Tequila YELP Mel’s Drive In Craig’s Vegan Gelato Festival Otus Thai HiTops Ruam Mitr Thai Veggie Grill Sunset Marquis Soulmate West Hollywood Bacari on 3rd & Bacari USC Melrose Rooftop Theatre