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A documentary film is a non-fiction production that reflects the opinions or facts around a specific person, event, place or thing through the medium of film.  They consist of heavily researched material that is presented with the objective of recording the subject matter in a way that brings awareness of the subject matter, influences the viewer's perception about it, and inspires the viewer.  They tend to include interviews and archival material such as photos and film. 
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Most producers and directors of documentaries created by members of the LGBTQ focus on issues relevant to the community.  These tend to be issues around rights, historical events of importance, or profiles of members of the community itself.  They tend to reflect the interests of the producer of the documentary, such as transgender issues, HIV/AIDS, the struggle for equality, and so on.  In some cases, the LGBTQ documentary filmmaker is an expert in a general issue of interest to everyone. 
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Many LGBTQ documentary filmmakers have received the highest honours available in the film industry.  These include the Academy Award for Best Documentary won by Canadian [[Norman McLaren]] or Americans [[Edward Field]], [[Roger Ross Williams]], [[Robert Epstein]], [[Debra Chasnoff]], [[Sandy Gallin]] and [[Jeffrey Friedman]], and the Emmy Awards won by Americans [[Dean Hamer]], [[Joe Wilson]], [[Andrea Weiss]] and [[Jeffrey Schwarz]].  Many film festival awards have been presented to lesbian, gay and transgender documentary filmmakers, including from the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Berlin International Film Festival.  There are numerous festivals around the world that focus exclusively on presenting documentaries. 
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Their popularity is reflected in the number of countries from which LGBTQ documentary filmmakers can be found.
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We have identified the following LGBTQ individuals who are notable documentary filmmakers.  Simply click on their name to read their fascinating biographies. 
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'''Belgium'''
 
'''Belgium'''
  
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* [[Bob Christie]]
 
* [[Bob Christie]]
 
* [[Dean DeBlois]]
 
* [[Dean DeBlois]]
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* [[James Dubro]]
 
* [[Malcolm Ingram]]
 
* [[Malcolm Ingram]]
 
* [[Ann-Marie MacDonald]]
 
* [[Ann-Marie MacDonald]]
 
* [[Norman McLaren]]
 
* [[Norman McLaren]]
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* [[Nancy Nicol]]
 
* [[Shaun Proulx]]
 
* [[Shaun Proulx]]
 
* [[Gerry Rogers]]
 
* [[Gerry Rogers]]
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'''China'''
 
'''China'''
  
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* [[Fan Popo]]
 
* [[Xiaogang Wei]]
 
* [[Xiaogang Wei]]
  
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* [[Guy Hocquenghem]]
 
* [[Guy Hocquenghem]]
 
* [[Sebastien Lifshitz]]
 
* [[Sebastien Lifshitz]]
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* [[Frederic Mitterand]]
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* [[Frederic Tcheng]]
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'''Germany'''
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* [[Monika Treut]]
  
 
'''Great Britain'''
 
'''Great Britain'''
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* [[Mobeen Azhar]]
 
* [[Mobeen Azhar]]
 
* [[Rikki Beadle-Blair]]
 
* [[Rikki Beadle-Blair]]
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* [[Jonn Benjamin]]
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* [[Jonny Benjamin]]
 
* [[Simon Fanshawe]]
 
* [[Simon Fanshawe]]
 
* [[Fox Fisher]]
 
* [[Fox Fisher]]
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* [[Jeffrey Friedman]]
 
 
* [[Ray Gosling]]
 
* [[Ray Gosling]]
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* [[Lewis Hancox]]
 
* [[Nichi Hodgson]]
 
* [[Nichi Hodgson]]
 
* [[Susan Jacobson]]
 
* [[Susan Jacobson]]
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* [[Nishit Saran]]
 
* [[Nishit Saran]]
 
* [[Parvez Sharma]]
 
* [[Parvez Sharma]]
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'''Iran'''
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* [[Shadi Amin]]
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'''Ireland'''
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* [[Darren Kennedy]]
  
 
'''Israel'''
 
'''Israel'''
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* [[Seyi Adebanjo]]
 
* [[Seyi Adebanjo]]
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'''South Africa'''
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* [[Beverley Ditsie]]
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* [[Luiz DeBarros]]
  
 
'''The Netherlands'''
 
'''The Netherlands'''
  
 
* [[Kris van der Veen]]
 
* [[Kris van der Veen]]
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'''Taiwan'''
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* [[Mickey Chen]]
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* [[Zero Chou]]
  
 
'''United States'''
 
'''United States'''
  
 
* [[Peter Adair]]
 
* [[Peter Adair]]
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* [[Greg Bardowitz]]
 
 
* [[Andrea Bernstein]]
 
* [[Andrea Bernstein]]
 
* [[Orlan Boston]]
 
* [[Orlan Boston]]
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* [[Loren Cameron]]
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* [[John Catania]]
 
* [[Cheryl Chase]]
 
* [[Cheryl Chase]]
 
* [[Debra Chasnoff]]
 
* [[Debra Chasnoff]]
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* [[Jen Christensen]]
 
* [[Shane Britney Crone]]
 
* [[Shane Britney Crone]]
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* [[Anne-Christine D'Adesky]]
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* [[Anne-Christine d’Adesky]]
 
* [[Arthur Dong]]
 
* [[Arthur Dong]]
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* [[Robert Epstein]]
 
* [[Lina Esco]]
 
* [[Lina Esco]]
 
* [[Edward Field]]
 
* [[Edward Field]]
 
* [[Yance Ford]]
 
* [[Yance Ford]]
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* [[Jeffrey Friedman]]
 
* [[Cheryl Furjanic]]
 
* [[Cheryl Furjanic]]
 
* [[Sandy Gallin]]
 
* [[Sandy Gallin]]
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* [[Chad Griffin]]
 
* [[Chad Griffin]]
 
* [[Dean Hamer]]
 
* [[Dean Hamer]]
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* [[Michael Huffington]]
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* [[Charles Ignacio]]
 
* [[Kevin Iwashina]]
 
* [[Kevin Iwashina]]
 
* [[William E. Jones]]
 
* [[William E. Jones]]
 
* [[Nancy Kates]]
 
* [[Nancy Kates]]
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* [[Mialcolm Lazin]]
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* [[Malcolm Lazin]]
 
* [[Justin Lee]]
 
* [[Justin Lee]]
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* [[Jennie Livingstone]]
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* [[Jennie Livingston]]
 
* [[Travis Mathews]]
 
* [[Travis Mathews]]
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* [[Grifffin Matthews]]
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* [[Griffin Matthews]]
 
* [[AJ Mattioli]]
 
* [[AJ Mattioli]]
 
* [[Gerald McCullouch]]
 
* [[Gerald McCullouch]]
 
* [[Derrick Middleton]]
 
* [[Derrick Middleton]]
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* [[Brent Miller]]
 
* [[Lisa C. Moore]]
 
* [[Lisa C. Moore]]
 
* [[Ron Nyswaner]]
 
* [[Ron Nyswaner]]
 
* [[Jenni Olson]]
 
* [[Jenni Olson]]
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* [[Annalise Ophenlian]]
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* [[Annalise Ophelian]]
 
* [[Pidgeon Pagonis]]
 
* [[Pidgeon Pagonis]]
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* [[Kelly Richmond Pope]]
 
* [[P.J. Raval]]
 
* [[P.J. Raval]]
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* [[Kimberly Reed]]
 
* [[Marlon Riggs]]
 
* [[Marlon Riggs]]
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* [[Steve Rothaus]]
 
* [[Greta Schiller]]
 
* [[Greta Schiller]]
 
* [[Jeffrey Schwarz]]
 
* [[Jeffrey Schwarz]]
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* [[Robert A. M. Stern]]
 
* [[Robert A. M. Stern]]
 
* [[Red Summer]]
 
* [[Red Summer]]
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* [[Michiel Thomas]]
 
* [[Wu Tsang]]
 
* [[Wu Tsang]]
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* [[Lilli Vincenz]]
 
* [[Andrea Weiss]]
 
* [[Andrea Weiss]]
 
* [[Ryan White]]
 
* [[Ryan White]]
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* [[Martin Sorrondeguy]]
 
* [[Martin Sorrondeguy]]
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==See Also==
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* [[Prominent Theatre and Film Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[The World of LGBTQ Film and Video Animation]]
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* [[LGBTQ Management of Film Festivals]]
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* [[Lesbian Film and Television Producers and Directors]]
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* [[Transgender Filmmakers]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 27 October 2024

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A documentary film is a non-fiction production that reflects the opinions or facts around a specific person, event, place or thing through the medium of film. They consist of heavily researched material that is presented with the objective of recording the subject matter in a way that brings awareness of the subject matter, influences the viewer's perception about it, and inspires the viewer. They tend to include interviews and archival material such as photos and film.

Most producers and directors of documentaries created by members of the LGBTQ focus on issues relevant to the community. These tend to be issues around rights, historical events of importance, or profiles of members of the community itself. They tend to reflect the interests of the producer of the documentary, such as transgender issues, HIV/AIDS, the struggle for equality, and so on. In some cases, the LGBTQ documentary filmmaker is an expert in a general issue of interest to everyone.

Many LGBTQ documentary filmmakers have received the highest honours available in the film industry. These include the Academy Award for Best Documentary won by Canadian Norman McLaren or Americans Edward Field, Roger Ross Williams, Robert Epstein, Debra Chasnoff, Sandy Gallin and Jeffrey Friedman, and the Emmy Awards won by Americans Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Andrea Weiss and Jeffrey Schwarz. Many film festival awards have been presented to lesbian, gay and transgender documentary filmmakers, including from the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Berlin International Film Festival. There are numerous festivals around the world that focus exclusively on presenting documentaries.

Their popularity is reflected in the number of countries from which LGBTQ documentary filmmakers can be found.

We have identified the following LGBTQ individuals who are notable documentary filmmakers. Simply click on their name to read their fascinating biographies.

Belgium

Canada

China

Cuba

France

Germany

Great Britain

India

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Mexico

Nigeria

South Africa

The Netherlands

Taiwan

United States

Uruguay

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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