Quote:
"Forbidden Love has the dubious honour of being one of the last films made by the women's unit, Studio D, as well as the first overtly lesbian film made at the NFB. Lynne Fernie suggests that the NFB's working processes, at the time Forbidden Love was conceived and produced, are largely responsible for its success. She cites Studio D, an overtly feminist space within the NFB with its visionary leader, Rina Fraticelli, as a major factor in allowing women to work, in large part, in a creative and supportive environment."
-- Jean Bruce

Source:
Bruce, Jean. "Queer Cinema at the NFB: The 'Strange Case' of Forbidden Love." In Candid Eyes: Essays on Canadian Documentaries, edited by Jim Leach and Jeannette Sloniowski. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003. (pp. 164-165)