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Perry, a sexually repressed chemist, falls for Leslie, a former cheerleader, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry is a straight-A student who got a good job at the Star Spangled Company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie was traumatized by Kennedy's assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took LSD, joined a hippie death cult and murdered a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court, Perry must confront the deepest darkest parts of himself and by extension, our society. Leslie, My Name is Evil explores how the choices Perry and Leslie make reflect the moral choices our society has made.
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Reginald Harkema began his career in film as an editor of such films as Hard Core Logo, Last Night and Fix: The Story of an Addicted City. His first time directing a feature film was A Girl is A Girl, which was screened at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival. His second feature, Better Off in Bed, is a little seen documentary about the New Pornographers that was suppressed by Neko Case. Monkey Warfare won a Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Leslie, My Name is Evil is Harkema’s fourth feature film. 
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