Jan Oxenberg

Jan Oxenberg

Jan Oxenberg is an American film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. She is known for her work in lesbian feminist films and in television.

Movies for Jan Oxenberg...

Title: Rake
Character: Patroness
Released: November 4, 2010
Type: TV
Cleaver Greene is not about politics or morality or even justice. Cleaver Greene is about the law. And it is his passion for the law that drives him to use his formidable intelligence to defend people whom society and the justice system might otherwise convict without a fair trial. He uses his encyclopaedic knowledge of human nature and the Byzantine intricacies of our legal codes to guarantee that his clients get what is theirs by the law; the right to a diligent defence.
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Rescued from the Closet
Title: Rescued from the Closet
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 2001
Type: Movie
A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid Closet," on the subject of LGBT representation in film history.
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The Celluloid Closet
Title: The Celluloid Closet
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 1996
Type: Movie
This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have occupied in cinema history, and shows the evolution of the entertainment industry's role in shaping perceptions of LGBT figures. The issues addressed include secrecy – which initially defined homosexuality – as well as the demonization of the homosexual community with the advent of AIDS, and finally the shift toward acceptance and positivity in the modern era.
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Greetings from Washington, D.C.
Title: Greetings from Washington, D.C.
Character: Herself (Interviewer)
Released: October 16, 1981
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which took place on Sunday, October 14th 1979.
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A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Title: A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)
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Home Movie
Title: Home Movie
Character: Herself
Released: September 22, 1974
Type: Movie
Filmmaker Jan Oxenberg narrates her own home videos, commenting on how her views towards lesbianism and femininity have evolved over time.
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Womanhouse
Title: Womanhouse
Character: Artist/ Three Women +
Released: January 26, 1974
Type: Movie
Held in 1972 at 533 N. Mariposa Street, Los Angeles was one of the most important cultural events in the United States: "Womanhouse," a feminist art installation and performance space organized by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro.