Sam Feder is an American filmmaker.
Early life and education
Feder was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2004, he received an
MA degree
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
in media studies from the
New School, New York. In 2013, he received an
MFA degree
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts adm ...
from the Integrated Media Arts graduate program at
Hunter College, New York.
Films
Feder's films include the 2006 feature ''Boy I Am'', and the 2013 film ''Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger''.
Feder was given a James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism in 2015 for the film ''Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger''.
Feder's film ''
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen'' premiered at the 2020 Sundance film festival
and was released on Netflix the same year.
The film explores the representation of trans people in contemporary film.
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The New York Times
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'' reviewed the film positively, calling it "a sweeping examination of how transgender people have been depicted in film and TV, from the silent era to ''
The Arsenio Hall Show
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'' to
''Pose''.
See also
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List of transgender film and television directors
References
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The New School alumni
Film directors from New York City