Jan Oxenberg
Biography: Jan Oxenberg is an American film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. She is known for her work in lesbian feminist films and in television.
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Greetings from Washington, D.C.
1981-10-16
Greetings from Washington, D.C.
Overview: A short documentary about the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which took place on Sunday, October 14th 1979.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-16
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The Celluloid Closet
1996-01-30
The Celluloid Closet
Overview: What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-30
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Home Movie
1974-09-22
Home Movie
Overview: Filmmaker Jan Oxenberg narrates her own home videos, commenting on how her views towards lesbianism and femininity have evolved over time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-22
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Womanhouse
1974-01-26
Womanhouse
Overview: Held in 1972 at 533 N. Mariposa Street, Los Angeles was one of the most important cultural events in the United States: "Womanhouse," a feminist art installation and performance space organized by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-26
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A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
1975-01-01
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Overview: Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Rescued from the Closet
2001-05-29
Rescued from the Closet
Overview: A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid Closet," on the subject of LGBT representation in film history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-29
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