Monika Treut
Monika Treut (born April 6, 1954 in Mönchengladbach) is an openly lesbian German filmmaker.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Monika Treut was born on April 6, 1954 in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, in what was then West Germany. She attended high school at an all girls state school. She studied German and Political Science at university. After passing the state examination she graduated in 1978.
During her studies at university in the mid-1970s she began working with video. She worked as a media associate in Marburg, Frankfurt, and Berlin. In 1984, Treut earned her doctorate degree in philology from the University of Marburg. That same year she founded Hyena Filmproduktion together with Elfi Mikesch, and began producing, writing, and directing independent feature films. The following year Treut made her feature film debut with Seduction: The Cruel Woman, a film that explored sadomasochistic sex practices.
Throughout her film career Treut has been involved in several aspects of filmmaking including: acting, directing, producing, writing, filming, and editing. Her film catalogue includes over 20 films, in both her native German, as well as English, languages.[2]
[edit] Works
- "How Does the Camel Go Through the Needle's Eye?" ("Wie Geht das Kamel durchs Nadelöhr?") (1981)
- "Unknown Gender. Das Dritte Geschlecht" (1983)
- "Bondage" (1983)
- "Seduction: The Cruel Woman" ("Verführung: Die Grausame Frau") (1985)
- "Virgin Machine" ("Die Jungfrauenmaschine") (1988)
- "Annie" (1989)
- "My Father is Coming" (1991)
- "Dr. Paglia" (1992)
- "Max" (1992)
- "Female Misbehavior" (1992)
- "Erotique" ("Let's Talk About Sex") (1994)
- "Didn't Do It For Love" (1998)
- "Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities" (1999)
- "Warrior of Light" ("Kriegerin des Lichts") (2001)
- "Encounter with Werner Schroeter" ("Begegnung mit Werner Schroeter") (2003)
- "Tigerwomen Grow Wings" ("Den Tigerfrauen wachsen Flügel") (2004)
- "Jumpcut: A Travel Diary" ("Axensprung: Ein Reisetagebuch") (2004)
- "Made in Taiwan" (2005)
- "Ghosted" (2008)
- "Lesbian Nation" (2009)
[edit] Awards
Treut has been recognized on several occasions for her excellence in filmmaking having taken home the following awards for her work:[3]
- 1991 Best Feature Film for "My Father is Coming" at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 1999 Best Documentary Film for "Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities" at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 1999 Audience Award for "Gendernauts" at the São Paulo International Film Festival
- 2002 Audience Award for "Warrior of Light" at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
- 2007 Judges Award for "Tigerwomen Grow Wings" at the San Diego Women Film Festival
[edit] Characteristics
Treut's films focus on similar themes of gender roles, homosexuality, and feminism and how these personal aspects are dealt with and viewed in society. Her alternative views on these issues are characteristic of her work.
[edit] References
http://www.imdb.de/name/nm0872331/
- ^ Stuart, Jan (1998-04-28), "Don't Do It for Love" ([dead link]), The Advocate, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_n758/ai_20584716, retrieved 2007-08-18[dead link]
- ^ "Biography". http://www.filmportal.de/df/0d/Credits,,,,,,,,05BC55E3D14B49EC886E66F90076906Fcredits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "Awards". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0872331/awards. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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