Sheila McLaughlin

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."

Personal life

McLaughlin is lesbian. She 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). "Sheila McLaughlin". Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary (1st ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 251–252. ISBN 0313289727. OCLC 32129920.
  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.