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1. Hide and Seek (1996)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, Drama
Mixes documentary interviews of memories of lesbian adolescence with the story of the 12-year-old girl Lou discovering her sexuality in 1960s America.
Director: Su Friedrich | Stars: Chelsea Holland, Ariel Mara, Linzy Taylor, Sarah Jane Smith
Votes: 224
2. Sink or Swim (1990)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
In a series of 26 short autobiographical vignettes, Su Friedrich methodically analyzes and reflects on her childhood and the emotional scars left by her detached and self-involved father.
Director: Su Friedrich | Star: Jessica Meyerson
Votes: 450
3. Damned If You Don't (1987)
Not Rated | 42 min | Short, Drama, Romance
"Damned If You Don't is a real prize. Beautifully shot in black and white, it blends conventional narrative technique with impressionistic camerawork, symbols and voicovers to create an ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Stars: Peggy Healey, Makea MacDonald, Ela Troyano
Votes: 125
4. The Ties That Bind (1985)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
The Ties That Bind is an experimental documentary about the filmmaker's mother, who was born and lived in southern Germany from 1920-1950. Through a mixture of personal anecdote and social ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Star: Lore Bucher
Votes: 87
5. The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too (1993)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
This film documents the first year of actions by The Lesbian Avengers, a group of bold and brazen New York City activists fighting for recognition and equal rights for lesbians everywhere. We recruit!
Directors: Janet Baus, Su Friedrich
Votes: 17
6. Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018)
Unrated | 58 min | Documentary
A history of queer cinema from the women who made it happen.
Director: Caroline Berler | Stars: Desiree Akhavan, Janet Baus, Vicky Du, Cheryl Dunye
Votes: 75
7. Gently Down the Stream (1981)
14 min | Short
GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM is constructed from fourteen dreams taken from eight years' worth of my journals. The text is scratched directly on to the film so that you hear your own voice as you... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 118
8. Rules of the Road (1993)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short
Rules of the Road tells the story of a love affair and its demise through one of the primary objects shared by the couple: an old beige station wagon with fake wood paneling along the sides... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Star: Su Friedrich
Votes: 50
9. Gut Renovation (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, History, News
'Gut Renovation' charts the destruction of Williamsburg - a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY - after the city passed a re-zoning plan in 2005 which allowed developers to build luxury condos ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 32
10. Cinetracts '20 (2020)
44 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
20 short films commissioned in 2019-20 by The Wexner Center, in line with the Cinétracts 1968 manifesto, reconsidering its concept to reflect on the pandemic and months of protest in response to police violence against the Black community.
Directors: Natalia Almada, Tony Buba, Charles Burnett, Tamer El Said, Akwaeke Emezi, Su Friedrich, Kelly Gallagher, Cameron Granger, Christopher Harris, Sky Hopinka, Bouchra Khalili, Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
Votes: 12
11. Cruel and Unusual (2006)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, Crime
Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.
Directors: Janet Baus, Dan Hunt, Reid Williams | Stars: Ashley, Ophelia DeLonte, Anna Connelly, George Brown
Votes: 68
12. Blue Diary (1998)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama
Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes this experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a young dyke pining over a one night stand with a straight girl.
Director: Jenni Olson | Star: Silas Howard
Votes: 70
13. The Heretics (2009)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Heretics uncovers the inside story of a pivotal force in the "second wave" of the Women's Movement. Director Joan Braderman, who followed her dream of becoming a filmmaker to New York ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Braderman | Stars: Emma Amos, Ida Applebroog, Patsy Beckert, Joan Braderman
Votes: 25
14. The Odds of Recovery (2002)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary
After a twenty year period of multiple illnesses and injuries, the filmmaker turns the camera on herself as a way to analyze her chances for a happier, healthier life. In the process, she ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 28
15. Scar Tissue (1979)
6 min | Short, Drama
Simple but intriguing essay on the contrasts and details of the body's social behavior, made from ephemeral fragments of image.
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 67
16. Cool Hands, Warm Heart (1979)
7 min | Short
The film begins with a series of events on a crowded outdoor market street. Women on stages perform "private" rituals: shaving legs and armpits, fixing their hair, etc. A woman tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Stars: Sally Eckhoff, Jennifer MacDonald, Rose Maurer, Marty Pottenger
Votes: 44
17. Nocturne (II) (1998)
28 min | Horror, Short
A psychological horror film built on the conflicts of a woman tortured by the ambiguity between reality and illusion, dream and desire.
Director: Peggy Ahwesh | Stars: Bradley Eros, Anne Kugler, Karen Sullivan
Votes: 35
18. Lavender Limelight (1998)
57 min | Documentary
From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors. These talented movie-makers enlighten ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Mauceri | Stars: Cheryl Dunye, Su Friedrich, Jennie Livingston, Heather MacDonald
Votes: 7
19. Orange Hangover (2010)
55 min | Documentary
What happens when a nation split along ethnic, linguistic, and religious lines finds itself faced with a political disappointment of staggering proportions? This is the question posed by ... See full summary »
Director: Masha Shpolberg | Star: Alexei Kotsievski
21. First Comes Love (1991)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short
First Comes Love consists of perfectly choreographed scenes of four wedding ceremonies accompanied by a complex medley of popular love songs. All seems to be going as it should until the ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 28
22. I Cannot Tell You How I Feel (2017)
Not Rated | 41 min | Short
Su Friedrich continues her ongoing quest to film the battleground of family life. Her mother plays the lead, kicking and protesting against being taken to an "independent living" facility. ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Stars: Lore Friedrich, Maria Friedrich, Pete Friedrich, Su Friedrich
Votes: 28
23. Angel (V) (2023)
10 min | Short, Drama
Director: Tiffany Deane | Stars: Saima Huq, Christopher Richards, Aditi Sanghavi, Ricky Singramdoo
25. Bad Bosses Go to Hell (1997)
6 min | Short, Comedy
Five intertwined interviews for an administrative assistant position go very badly for both sides.
Director: Erin Cramer | Stars: James Bulleit, David Rakoff, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Nesmith
Votes: 115
27. But No One (1982)
9 min | Short
A dream that was "left over" from Gently Down the Stream. Like many dreams, it transformed the familiar world into something more disturbing, contradictory and amoral.
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 26
28. Cinexpérimentaux (2000–2018)
52 min | Documentary
A series of portraits of contemporary experimental filmmakers and of critical analysis essays on their films.
Stars: Martine Rousset, Nicolas Rey, Vivian Ostrovsky, Marcel Hanoun
29. Seeing Red (2005)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short
In Seeing Red, three elements run parallel, overlap, diverge, lock horns and in various other ways give voice to the notion that a color, a melody, or a person has multiple characteristics ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Star: Su Friedrich
Votes: 32
30. Cinexpérimentaux 12: Visite à Su Friedrich (2020)
86 min | Documentary
Directors: Michel Amarger, Frédérique Devaux | Star: Su Friedrich
31. The Head of a Pin (2004)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short
The Head of a Pin reveals the awkward ruminations of the filmmaker and her friends as they attempt to learn about nature. Starting out as an examination of the differences between urban and... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 11
32. From the Ground Up (I) (2008 Video)
Unrated | 54 min | Documentary
Director: Su Friedrich
Votes: 10
33.
Cinexpérimentaux (2000–2018)
Episode:
Visite à Su Friedrich
(2018)
86 min | Documentary
Directors: Michel Amarger, Frédérique Devaux | Star: Su Friedrich