Donna Deitch
Born
1945-06-08
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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
Known for
Desert Hearts
Hungarian Gambler
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Self
Several Friends
Movie
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
As Kineastas
Movie
Angel on My Shoulder
Self / Narrator
Directors on Directing (Part 2)
Movie
Women in Love: Desert Hearts
Self
Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
Movie
Calling the Shots
Self