Sheila McLaughlin (born 1950) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and photographer. She wrote and directed the controversial film, She Must Be Seeing Things (1987). Her debut feature film, Committed (1984), which she co-directed with writer Lynne Tillman, is an experimental narrative of the life of Frances Farmer, shot on a low budget of $45,000. McLaughlin's films have been described as presenting "a grasp of a developing new feminist language of cinema."
McLaughlin left filmmaking to practice acupuncture.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Artificial Memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 1982 | Ordinary Sentence (Normalsatz) | (n/a) | (directed by Heinz Emigholz) | |||
| 1983 | Born in Flames | Other Leader | also: camera operator | |||
| 1984 | Committed | Frances Farmer | Yes | Yes | Yes | also: editor |
| 1985 | Die Basis des Make-Up (The Base of Make-Up) | (n/a) | (directed by Heinz Emigholz) | |||
| 1985 | Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Verführung: Die grausame Frau) | Justine | ||||
| 1987 | She Must Be Seeing Things | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Myrna | (directed by Andrew Horn) | |||
| 1988 | Die Wiese der Sachen (The Meadow of Things) | (n/a) | (directed by Heinz Emigholz) |
See also
- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
- ^ a b c Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. pp. 251–252. ISBN 0313289727.
sheila mclaughlin.
- ^ Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian Film Guide. Cassell. pp. 191–192. ISBN 030433376X.
She Must Be Seeing Things.
- ^ Shelley, Peter (2011). "Committed (1984)". Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star. McFarland & Company. pp. 227–232. ISBN 978-0786447459.
- ^ Rich, B. Ruby (1998). Chick Flicks: Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement. Duke University Press. p. 381. ISBN 978-0822321064.
- ^ Golden, Kathleen (December 2001). "The Phoenix Rises from the Ashes". Acupuncture Today. 2 (12). ISSN 1526-7784. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Taubin, Amy (June 22, 1978). "Intense Moments". The Soho Weekly News. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Normalsatz". Pym Film (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Movies: Museums, Societies, Etc". New York. April 4, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Die Basis des Make-Up". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Die Wiese der Sachen". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.