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Donna Deitch

Donna Deitch

Director · Born June 8, 1945 · San Francisco, California, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Donna Deitch (born June 8, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American film and television director best known for her 1986 film Desert Hearts. The film was groundbreaking as one of the first releases to depict a lesbian love story in a generally mainstream, albeit art house, vein but with positive and respectful themes. Deitch also directed the mini-series The Women of Brewster Place. Her partner is writer Terri Jentz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donna Deitch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Directed 35

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1998

    Angel on My Shoulder

    Director

  3. 1997

    Total Security

    Director

  4. Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer

    Director

  5. 1996

    Second Noah

    Director

  6. 1995
  7. 1994

    A Change of Place

    Director

  8. 1993
  9. 1992

    Sexual Advances

    Director

  10. 1991

    Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

    Director

  11. 1990

    WIOU

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Women of Brewster Place

    Director

  2. The Women of Brewster Place

    Director

  3. 1985

1970s

  1. 1970

    She Was A Visitor

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Memorabilia

    Director

  2. P. P.1

    Director

  3. 1968

    Berkeley 12 to 1

    Director

Acted in 5

2010s

  1. 2017

    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1986

    As Kineastas

    Movie

  2. 1985

1960s

  1. 1969

    Several Friends

    Movie

No release date

  1. Directors on Directing (Part 2)

    Movie

Produced 3

1990s

  1. 1998

    Angel on My Shoulder

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1974

    City City

    Production Designer

Wrote 1

1990s

  1. 1998

    Angel on My Shoulder

    Writer

Other crew 1

1990s

  1. 1998

    Angel on My Shoulder

    Cinematography

Appearances6

2010s

  1. 2017

    Women in Love: Desert Hearts

    Self

  2. 2014

    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Self

2000s

  1. 2006

    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

    Self

  2. 2003

1990s

  1. 1998

    Angel on My Shoulder

    Self / Narrator

1980s

  1. 1988

    Calling the Shots

    Self