Sheila McLaughlin
Sheila McLaughlin (born 1950)[1] is an American lesbian feminist director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and photographer. She wrote and directed the controversial film, She Must Be Seeing Things (1987).[2] Her debut feature film, Committed (1984), which she co-directed with writer Lynne Tillman,[3] is an experimental narrative of the life of Frances Farmer, shot on a very low budget of $45,000.[1] McLaughlin's films have been described as presenting "a grasp of a developing new feminist language of cinema."[1]
McLaughlin left filmmaking to practice acupuncture.[4][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Artificial Memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film [6] | |
| 1982 | Ordinary Sentence (Normalsatz) | (n/a) | [7][8] (directed by Heinz Emigholz) | |||
| 1983 | Born in Flames | Other Leader | also: camera operator | |||
| 1984 | Committed | Frances Farmer | Yes | Yes | Yes | also: editor |
| 1985 | Die Basis des Make-Up (The Base of Make-Up) | (n/a) | [9] (directed by Heinz Emigholz) | |||
| 1985 | Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Verführung: Die grausame Frau) | Justine | ||||
| 1987 | She Must Be Seeing Things | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Myrna | (directed by Andrew Horn) | |||
| 1988 | Die Wiese der Sachen (The Meadow of Things) | (n/a) | [10] (directed by Heinz Emigholz) |
See also
- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
- ^ a b c Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. pp. 251–252. ISBN 0313289727.
sheila mclaughlin.
- ^ Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian Film Guide. Cassell. pp. 191–192. ISBN 030433376X.
She Must Be Seeing Things.
- ^ Shelley, Peter (2011). "Committed (1984)". Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star. McFarland & Company. pp. 227–232. ISBN 978-0786447459.
- ^ Rich, B. Ruby (1998). Chick Flicks: Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement. Duke University Press. p. 381. ISBN 978-0822321064.
- ^ Golden, Kathleen (December 2001). "The Phoenix Rises from the Ashes". Acupuncture Today. 2 (12). ISSN 1526-7784. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Taubin, Amy (June 22, 1978). "Intense Moments". The Soho Weekly News. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Normalsatz". Pym Film (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Movies: Museums, Societies, Etc". New York. April 4, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Die Basis des Make-Up". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Die Wiese der Sachen". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
External links
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- American experimental filmmakers
- American feminists
- American film actresses
- American photographers
- American women film directors
- American women film producers
- Lesbian feminists
- LGBT directors
- LGBT producers
- Women experimental filmmakers
- Film directors from New York City
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- LGBT people from the United States
- Acupuncturists