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Introducing Kimberly Peirce

Introducing Kimberly Peirce. Biography. Born 1967 B.A. in English and Japanese Literature from University of Chicago Photographer, model and English teacher in Japan and Southeast Asia M.F.A. Columbia Film School. Image source: MovieMaker Magazine. Genesis of Boys Don’t Cry.

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Introducing Kimberly Peirce

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  1. Introducing Kimberly Peirce

  2. Biography • Born 1967 • B.A. in English and Japanese Literature from University of Chicago • Photographer, model and English teacher in Japan and Southeast Asia • M.F.A. Columbia Film School Image source: MovieMaker Magazine

  3. Genesis of Boys Don’t Cry • Originated as Columbia thesis project • Peirce switched from original story of female Civil War spy masquerading as man • Traveled to Falls City with transsexual group and attended murder trials • Made short film at Columbia in 1995 • Developed into feature with producer Christine Vachon • Project workshopped at Sundance Filmmakers, Writers and Producers Lab in 1997 Image source: Auburn Moon Agency

  4. Socially Aware Filmmaking Peirce on Boys Don’t Cry: “The last thing I wantedwas to duplicate the violence without understanding it. I had to make the violence personal. Once I started understanding the folklore of the society as it was being told to me by the cops and the kids of Falls City, I could get the audience to empathize.” Still from Boys Don’t Cry (1999). Image source: Bright Lights Film Journal.

  5. Filmography • The Last Good Breath (1994; experimental short) • Boys Don’t Cry(1999) • Stop-Loss (2008) • Associated Sound-Off website features films made by soldiers with cameras Peirce’s team distributed Still from Boys Don’t Cry (1999). Image source: SBS

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