Janet Baus is an American documentary film and television director, producer and editor. In 1993, she co-directed ''
Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too'' with
Su Friedrich
Su Friedrich (born December 12, 1954) is an American avant-garde film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer.
Early life
Su Friedrich was born in 1954 in New Haven, Connecticut. Her mother was German and came to the US with Friedric ...
, about activist group the
Lesbian Avengers
The Lesbian Avengers were founded in 1992 in New York City, the direct action group was formed with the intent to create an organization that focuses on lesbian issues and visibility through humorous and untraditional activism. The group was foun ...
. In 2003 she produced
John Scagliotti
John Scagliotti is an American film director and producer, and radio broadcaster. He has received honors for his work on documentaries about LGBT issues including ''Before Stonewall'' and ''After Stonewall''.
Biography
During the 1970s, Scagliott ...
's film ''
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World'' about gay and lesbian people in non-Western countries. She had worked with Scagliotti before, having a co-producer credit on his 1999 film ''
After Stonewall
''After Stonewall'' is a 1999 documentary film about the 30 years of gay rights activism since the 1969 Stonewall riots directed by John Scagliotti. It is the sequel to the Scagliotti-produced 1984 film ''Before Stonewall'' and is narrated by musi ...
''. Her 2006 film ''
Cruel and Unusual'', co-directed with
Dan Hunt and
Reid Williams
Reid Williams is a producer and director of films and television shows.
In 2003, Williams produced the documentary '' Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World'', a film about gay and lesbian people in non-Western countries that was na ...
, was a documentary about pre-operative male-female transsexual women in men's prisons.
It won the Michael J. Berg Documentary Award at the 2006
Frameline Film Festival
The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ...
and the Freedom Award at
L.A. Outfest
Outfest is an LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit that produces two film festivals, operates a movie streaming platform, and runs educational services for filmmakers in Los Angeles. Outfest is one of the key partners, alongside the Frameline Film Festival ...
.
Baus has also won the
Cine Golden Eagle
Ciné film or cine film is the term commonly used in the UK and historically in the US to refer to the 8 mm, Super 8, 9.5 mm, and 16 mm motion picture film formats used for home movies. It is not normally used to refer t ...
, the
Vito Russo Award, the
Chicago International Television Award and the
Gold Aurora Award.
Filmography
Director
*''The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too'' (1994) with
Su Friedrich
Su Friedrich (born December 12, 1954) is an American avant-garde film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer.
Early life
Su Friedrich was born in 1954 in New Haven, Connecticut. Her mother was German and came to the US with Friedric ...
*''
Cruel and Unusual'' (2006)
Producer
*''Some Ground to Stand On'' (1998)
*''
After Stonewall
''After Stonewall'' is a 1999 documentary film about the 30 years of gay rights activism since the 1969 Stonewall riots directed by John Scagliotti. It is the sequel to the Scagliotti-produced 1984 film ''Before Stonewall'' and is narrated by musi ...
'' (1999)
*''
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World'' (2003)
*''Cruel and Unusual'' (2006)
*''
In the Life
''In the Life'' was a LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) television newsmagazine, broadcast on public television and produced by In The Life Media. It was created in 1991 by the Emmy Award-winning producer John Scagliotti. Premie ...
'' (2007–2008)
See also
*
List of female film and television directors
This is a list of female film and television directors. Their works may include live action and/or animated features, shorts, documentaries, telemovies, TV programs, or videos.
A
* Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
* Sarah Abbott (Canada
* Jenni ...
*
List of lesbian filmmakers
This is a list of lesbian filmmakers. The names listed include directors, producers, and screenwriters of feature films, television movies, documentaries and short films; and have received coverage or been recognized in reliable, authoritative me ...
*
List of LGBT-related films directed by women
This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films that were directed by women. LGBT-themed films directed by women – especially, but not exclusively, lesbian-themed movies – are an important and distinct subset of the gen ...
References
Further reading
* (book chapter from ''LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia'' (2008), )
External links
*
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Living people
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American women film editors
American film producers
American television editors
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Lesbian artists
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LGBT film producers
LGBT television producers
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Year of birth missing (living people)
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