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

  1. 1 2 3 Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary . Greenwood Press. pp.  251–252. ISBN   0313289727. sheila mclaughlin.
  2. ↑ Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian Film Guide . Cassell. pp.  191–192. ISBN   030433376X. She Must Be Seeing Things.
  3. ↑ Shelley, Peter (2011). "Committed (1984)". Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star. McFarland & Company. pp. 227–232. ISBN   978-0786447459.
  4. ↑ Rich, B. Ruby (1998). Chick Flicks: Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement. Duke University Press. p. 381. ISBN   978-0822321064.
  5. ↑ Golden, Kathleen (December 2001). "The Phoenix Rises from the Ashes". Acupuncture Today. 2 (12). ISSN   1526-7784 . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Taubin, Amy (June 22, 1978). "Intense Moments". The Soho Weekly News. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Normalsatz". Pym Film (in German). 4 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  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.
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