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Revision as of 14:24, 16 January 2023
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
- Barbara Amesbury
- Bob Christie
- Dean DeBlois
- James Dubro
- Malcolm Ingram
- Ann-Marie MacDonald
- Norman McLaren
- Nancy Nicol
- Shaun Proulx
- Gerry Rogers
- Jack Saddleback
- David Secter
- Lorraine Segato
- Ian Waddell
- Paul Wong
- Mark Kenneth Woods
- Michael Yerxa
China
Cuba
France
Germany
Great Britain
- Mobeen Azhar
- Rikki Beadle-Blair
- Jonny Benjamin
- Simon Fanshawe
- Fox Fisher
- Ray Gosling
- Lewis Hancox
- Nichi Hodgson
- Susan Jacobson
- Isaac Julien
- Matthew Laza
- James Longman
- Pratibha Parmar
- David Starkey
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Mexico
Nigeria
South Africa
The Netherlands
Taiwan
United States
- Peter Adair
- Andrea Bernstein
- Orlan Boston
- Loren Cameron
- John Catania
- Cheryl Chase
- Debra Chasnoff
- Jen Christensen
- Shane Britney Crone
- Anne-Christine d’Adesky
- Arthur Dong
- Robert Epstein
- Lina Esco
- Edward Field
- Yance Ford
- Jeffrey Friedman
- Cheryl Furjanic
- Sandy Gallin
- River Gallo
- Chad Griffin
- Dean Hamer
- Michael Huffington
- Charles Ignacio
- Kevin Iwashina
- William E. Jones
- Nancy Kates
- Malcolm Lazin
- Justin Lee
- Jennie Livingston
- Travis Mathews
- Griffin Matthews
- AJ Mattioli
- Gerald McCullouch
- Derrick Middleton
- Lisa C. Moore
- Ron Nyswaner
- Jenni Olson
- Annalise Ophelian
- Pidgeon Pagonis
- P.J. Raval
- Kimberly Reed
- Marlon Riggs
- Greta Schiller
- Jeffrey Schwarz
- Aishah Shahidah Simmons
- Robert A. M. Stern
- Red Summer
- Wu Tsang
- Andrea Weiss
- Ryan White
- Roger Ross Williams
- Joe Wilson
- Ryan James Yezak
Uruguay
See Also
- Prominent Theatre and Film Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ
- The World of LGBTQ Film and Video Animation
- LGBTQ Management of Film Festivals
- Lesbian Film and Television Producers and Directors
- Transgender Filmmakers
