Women Directors’ Movie Projects : COMPLETED THIS YEAR
A.K. Allen, “The Ladies Club†(New Line); Laurie . Anderson, “Home of the Brave†(Cinecom); Ronee Blakley, “I Played It for You†(AUC Films); Lizzie Borden, “Working Girls†(no distributor); Zane Buzby, “Last Resort†(Concorde); Joyce Chopra, “Smooth Talk†(Spectrafilm); Joan Darling, “The Check Is in the Mail†(Ascot); Donna Deitch, “Desert Hearts†(Goldwyn); Sara Driver, “Sleepwalk†(no distributor); Linda Feferman, “Seven Minutes in Heaven†(Warner Bros.); Carol Frank, “Sorority House Massacre†(Concorde); Randa Haines, “Children of a Lesser God†(Paramount); Sondra Locke, “Ratboy†(Warner Bros); Yvonne Mackay, “The Silent One†(Satori); Michelle Manning, “Blue City†(Paramount); Penny Marshall, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash†(20th Century Fox); Evelyn Purcell, “Nobody’s Fool†(Island); Rachel Reichman, “Riverbed†(no distributor); Susan Shadburne, “Shadow Play†(New World); Penelope Spheeris, “Hollywood Vice Squad†(Concorde).
IN PRODUCTION
Karen Arthur, “Lady Beware†(Scotti); Gabrielle Beaumont, “Pulling It Off†(Scotti); Kathryn Bigelow, “Near Dark†(F/M Entertainment); Jill Godmilow, “On the Trail of the Lonesome Pineâ€; Maggie Greenwald, “Xeroâ€; Tamar Simon Hoffs, “Cutting Loose†(Universal); Nessa Hyams, “Leader of the Band†(Vista); Jackson Hunsicker, “The Frog Prince†(Cannon); Amy Jones, “Maid to Order†(Vista); Janice Karman, “The Chipmunk Adventure†(Goldwyn); Mary Lambert, “The Siesta†(Palace); Elaine May, “Ishtar†(Columbia); Yvonne Rainer, “The Man Who Envied Womenâ€; Susan Seidelman, “Making Mr. Right†(Orion); Penelope Spheeris, “Dudes†(Vista); Sandra Weintraub, “The Women’s Club†(Cloverleaf/Fred Weintraub).
STARTING PRODUCTION IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS: Martha Coolidge, “The Debbie Stag Story†(Cannon); Laurie Frank, “Nowhere Fast†(Cannon); Lynne Littman, “The Measuring Wall†(Tri-Star); Euzhan Palcy, “Dry White Season†(Warner Bros.); Timna Ranon, “The Eagle†(Cannon); Coline Serreau, “Three Men and a Cradle†remake (Disney); Joan Tewkesbury, “Dance Card†(Alive); Linda Yellen, “Almost Everybody Wins.â€
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