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Andrea Weiss is an American filmmaker, writer, and professor. She makes independent documentary films. She also teaches film and video at the City College of New York. There, she helps lead the MFA Program in Film. She worked as the research director for the film Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community (1984). For this work, she won a News & Documentary Emmy Award.
About Andrea Weiss
Andrea Weiss has received many important awards and grants. These include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. She also received support from the National Endowment for the Arts. She earned her Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University.
She lives in New York City and also in upstate New York. She is married to Greta Schiller. They have a daughter named Ilana.
Her Career
Books She Wrote
Andrea Weiss is the author of several books. Her books explore different topics related to film and history.
Some of her books include:
- Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in the Cinema (1992)
- Paris Was a Woman: Portraits from the Left Bank (1995) - This book won a Lambda Literary Award.
- In The Shadow of the Magic Mountain: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story (2008) - This book won a Publishing Triangle Award.
Her books have been translated into many languages. These include French, Spanish, German, and Chinese. She has also written essays for publications like The Atlantic.
Films She Made
In 1984, Andrea Weiss helped start a non-profit film company. It is called Jezebel Productions. She co-founded it with her partner, Greta Schiller.
She has many film credits as a director or producer. Some of her films include:
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm (1986)
- Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Women (1988)
- Paris Was a Woman (1995)
- A Bit of Scarlet (1997)
- Seed Of Sarah (1998)
- Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story (2000) - She co-directed this film with Wieland Speck.
- I Live At Ground Zero (2002)
- Recall Florida (2003)
- U.N. Fever (2008)
- No Dinosaurs in Heaven (2010)
- The Five Demands (2023)
Her 2017 documentary film is called Bones of Contention. It was first shown at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. It won the award for Best Documentary at the Side by Side Film Festival. The film was also shown at other festivals. These included QFest in Houston and Outfest in Los Angeles. It was also featured at the NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival.
See also
In Spanish: Andrea Weiss (directora de cine) para niños
- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
- LGBT culture in New York City
