Kimberly Peirce

Known for Directing

9/8/1967(Age 58)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Kimberly Peirce (born September 6, 1967) is an American feature film director, notable for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kimberly Peirce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For (10 credits)

7.1

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

2022

A four-part documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.

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The Renegades

2020

Queer culture and the arts would be much poorer without the presence and contribution of butch and stud lesbians, whose identity is both its own aesthetic and a defiant repudiation of the male gaze.

6.2

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This Changes Everything

2019

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.

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Half the Picture

2018

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016

Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.

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Creating Carrie

2014

Take a peek behind the making of the 2013 remake of Carrie, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.

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Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic

2011

Prominent filmmakers discuss Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull."

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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008

On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting.

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This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

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Zero Budget

1996

Looks at the emergence of lesbian feature filmmakers in the U.S. and how they produce films on a small budget. Interviews with directors Rose Troche (Go Fish); Sharon Pollack (Everything Relative); and Alex Sichel (All Over Me) as well as producer Dolly Hall, executive producer Christine Vachon and writers Sylvia Sichel and Guinevere Turner.