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Sande Zeig

Sande Zeig
Occupationfilm director
Partner(s)Monique Wittig

Sande Zeig is an American film director and writer. She was the partner of late French feminist writer Monique Wittig.[1] She directed the 2000 romantic drama The Girl.

Biography

Sande Zeig is from New York City and is of Jewish heritage.[2] She studied theater in Wisconsin and Paris. In 1975, Zeig was living in Paris, studying mime and teaching karate, when she met the writer Monique Wittig.[3][4] Zeig's 2000 film, The Girl is based on a short story by Wittig.[5] Her 2008 biographical film Soul Masters: Dr. Guo and Dr. Sha follows the work of two Chinese healers, one of whom had previously treated Zeig's father.[6] Zeig is the founder of New York City film distribution company Artistic License Films.[7]

Filmography

  • Central Park (1994)
  • The Girl (2000)
  • Soul Masters: Dr. Guo and Dr. Sha (2008)
  • Apache 8 (2011)
  • Sister Jaguar's Journey (2015)

Bibliography

  • Lesbian Peoples: Material for a Dictionary (Brouillon pour un dictionnaire des amantes) — coauthored with Monique Wittig

See also

  • List of female film and television directors
  • List of lesbian filmmakers
  • List of LGBT-related films directed by women

References

  1. ^ "the Committee on LGBT Studies at the University of Arizona". Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Bridging cultures topic for AZ International Film Festival". Arizona Jewish Post. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. ^ Krach, Aaron (April 17, 2001). "More than "The Girl": Director, Distributor, Karate instructor Sande Zeig". indieWIRE. Archived from the original on December 6, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
  4. ^ Griffin, Gabriele (2002). Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing. Routledge. p. 287. ISBN 0-415-15984-9.
  5. ^ Ferber, Lawrence (June 5, 2001). "That Girl". The Advocate. Here Publishing. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  6. ^ Arcayna, Nancy (September 20, 2008). "Soul masters". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Elley, Derek (October 16, 2000). "The Girl Review". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2007.

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