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“Provocative,
entertaining, and intriguing.”
Emanuel Levy, Variety
“Tough-minded and touching…affecting
and accessible.”
Caryn James, New York Times
Outcast Films is pleased to announce the acquisition
of the films of veteran avant-garde filmmaker Su Friedrich. From
the onset of her career in the late 1970’s, Friedrich has
been a leading figure in avant-garde filmmaking and a pivotal force
in the establishment of Queer Cinema. Her work has radicalized film
form and content by incorporating a feminist perspective and issues
of lesbian identity by creating a remarkable and innovative synthesis
of experimental, narrative and documentary genres. Friedrich’s
films are multi-lingual, moving fluidly between the personal and
the political, from autobiographical films about family to the investigation
of society’s notions of sexual identity. Her rich cinematic
palette, which includes home movies, archival footage, interviews,
and scripted narratives, has resulted in a thrilling body of work
that continues to influence and inspire new generations of independent
filmmakers.
Outcast Films is currently setting up retrospectives
of Friedrich’s work in conjunction with the release of a collection
of DVDs which includes the filmmaker’s classic works such
as SINK OR SWIM, HIDE AND SEEK,
THE TIES THAT BIND, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T,
and THE ODDS OF RECOVERY, as well as EIGHT
BONUS FILMS.
If you are interested in programming a retrospective
of Friedrich’s work, please send your inquiry to Vanessa Domico
at vdomico@outcast-films.com.
Newly launched Outcast Films is a distribution company
dedicated to the fair and equal representation of media made by
and concerning the diverse Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community.
Outreaching to thousands of educators, activists, policy makers
and breakers, media arts institutions, and individuals, Outcast
Films helps to foster critical discussions around social justice
issues, as well as providing the public with a resource of cutting
edge films and videos created by and impacting the LGBT community.
Other works available through Outcast Films include
Karen Everett’s WOMEN IN LOVE, a sexually
charged story about love and friendship, Jim DeSeve's TYING
THE KNOT, the highly acclaimed documentary on same-sex
marriage, and PILLS PROFITS PROTEST: CHRONICLE OF THE GLOBAL
AIDS MOVEMENT, a fascinating portrait of the changing face
of AIDS politics and activism worldwide. |
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