Kimberly Peirce

Birth : 1967-09-08, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

History

Kimberly Peirce (born September 6, 1967) is an American feature film director, notable for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kimberly Peirce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

The Renegades

Queer culture and the arts would be much poorer without the presence and contribution of butch and stud lesbians, whose identity is both its own aesthetic and a defiant repudiation of the male gaze.

This Changes Everything

Herself

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.

Half the Picture

Herself

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers. Having endured a long history of systemic discrimination, women filmmakers may be getting the first glimpse of a future that values their voices equally.

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

Self

Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.

Creating Carrie

Herself

Take a peek behind the making of the 2013 remake of Carrie, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.

Carrie

Director

A contemporary take on the horror classic about an awkward, telekinetic teenage girl, whose lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

Self

On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting.

Stop-Loss

Writer

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

Stop-Loss

Producer

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

Stop-Loss

Director

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

Boys Don't Cry

Writer

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Boys Don't Cry

Director

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Boys Don't Cry

Writer

The original short film that inspired the 1999 version of Boys Don't Cry.

Boys Don't Cry

Director

The original short film that inspired the 1999 version of Boys Don't Cry.

This Is Jane

Director

Dissatisfied with the state of health services available in the United States during the 1960s, an activist in Chicago forms a group that provides education and counseling for women seeking abortions.