This hit arthouse ensemble piece traces the romantic and political ups and downs of a group of multicultural Chicago lesbians. The central story involves an unlikely romance between Max (Guinevere Turner), a hip young babe, and Ely (V.S. Brodie), a slightly older woman involved in a long-term, long-distance relationship thats basically a smokescreen for her fear of romantic risk. When the pair are introduced by Maxs roommate, teacher/activist Kia (T. Wendy McMillan), Max isnt interested in Ely, whose long hair, hippie accoutrements, and fondness for decaffeinated herbal tea dont impress the younger, more fashion-conscious woman. Soon, though, fate, friends, and Elys butch new hairstyle conspire to push the women closer together. As this new romance inches along, the pairs friends have problems of their own: Kia must help her closeted girlfriend, Evy (Migdalia Melendez), come to grips with the disapproval of her conservative Latina mother, while their pal Daria (Anastasia Sharp) incurs the disapproval of the lesbian community for her decision to sleep with a man. Filmed in black and white on-location in Chicago, Go Fish features a number of non-standard narrative devices, most notably the Greek chorus, or jury, of lesbians who comment on not only the plot, but also the political and social ramifications thereof. Shown in competition at Sundance in 1994, Go Fish went on to earn critical and commercial success and establish the careers of director Rose Troche and actress Turner, who together co-wrote and co-produced the picture. Turner would appear in several additional indies and co-write the script for American Psycho, while Troche would go on to helm 1998s Bedrooms & Hallways.~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide