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Documentary, directed by Caroline Berler, USA, 2018.
Distribution : The Film Collaborative.
The herstory of queer cinema from the women who made it happen.
Tag: Su Friedrich
Video (2:04): Trailer about ‘Gut Renovation’ a documentary of small changes evolves into an historical record of New York by filmmaker and queer woman Sue Friedrich.
Video (43:54): filmmaker and queer artist Su Friedrich’s documentary Gut Renovation (2012) is very personal. It is about losing her home and community due to real estate developers destruction of her neighbourhood.
This is a short clip from the film ‘SINK OR SWIM’ (1990, 48min.16mm) by New York-based filmmaker Su Friedrich. [The copyright of the video above remains with the original holder and it is used here for the purpose of education, comparison and criticism only.] Related link Su Friedrich at Wikipedia…
This clip is from the film DAMNED IF YOU DON’T (1987. 42min. 16mm) by American filmmaker Su Friedrich. DAMNED IF YOU DON’T is a subversive and ecstatic response to Su Friedrich’s Catholic upbringing. [The copyright of the video above remains with the original holder and it is used here for…
ARTINFO spoke with American filmmaker Su Friedrich about her film Gut Renovation (2012). About Su Friedrich Su Friedrich earned a B.A. in Art and Art History in 1975. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, and is currently a Professor in the Center for the Creative and Performing Arts at…
Since the 1970’s, Friedrich’s skillful mix of experimental narrative and documentary forms, filled with provocative feminist and lesbian themes, has made her a groundbreaking member of the avant-garde film community and a pivotal force in the establishment of Queer Cinema. 13 of her films is now available on DVD.
The landmark publication ‘Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art’, in which the museum now openly discusses gender issues, and how instrumental women have been in advancing the arts to where they are today, is the greatest piece of art news, which I have heard in 2010.