Sheila McLaughlin

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Sheila McLaughlin (born 1950) [1] is an American 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 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]

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McLaughlin left filmmaking to practice acupuncture. [4] [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1978Artificial MemoryYesYesYesShort film [6]
1982Ordinary Sentence (Normalsatz)(n/a) [7] [8] (directed by Heinz Emigholz)
1983 Born in Flames Other Leaderalso: camera operator
1984 Committed Frances FarmerYesYesYesalso: editor
1985Die 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 YesYes
1988The Big BlueMyrna(directed by Andrew Horn)
1988Die Wiese der Sachen (The Meadow of Things)(n/a) [10] (directed by Heinz Emigholz)

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References

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  8. "Movies: Museums, Societies, Etc". New York . April 4, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. "Die Basis des Make-Up". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  10. "Die Wiese der Sachen". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.