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Andrea Weiss is an American filmmaker, author, and professor. She teaches film and video at the City College of New York. She also helps lead the MFA Program in Film there.
Andrea Weiss is known for making independent documentaries. She was the research director for the film Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community (1984). This film was nominated for two awards at the 14th Daytime Emmy Awards. Andrea Weiss won an Emmy for her research work on the film.
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About Andrea Weiss
Andrea Weiss has received many special awards and grants. These include fellowships from groups like the National Endowment for the Humanities. She also received a U.S./Spain Fulbright Fellowship.
She earned her Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University. Andrea Weiss lives in New York City and also in upstate New York.
Andrea Weiss's Career
Books by Andrea Weiss
Andrea Weiss has written several books. Her books explore different topics, often related to history and film.
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 around the world. Her essays have also appeared in well-known publications like The Atlantic.
Films by Andrea Weiss
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.
Andrea Weiss has worked on many films. Some of her film credits 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 feature documentary from 2017 is called Bones of Contention. It first showed at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. The film won Best Documentary at the Side by Side Film Festival. It was also shown at other film festivals.
Teaching Career
Andrea Weiss is a professor at The City University of New York. She teaches media and communication arts. She also has a Ph.D. in American History.
In 2019-2020, she was named the Stuart Z. Katz Professor in the Humanities and the Arts. This award supports excellent faculty members in their research and creative work. At that time, she was working on a project called Flying Lessons.
See also
In Spanish: Andrea Weiss (directora de cine) para niños
