Documentary ·History · United States of America · 1998 · 1h 0m

The Female Closet

Director

Cast

Barbara Hammer as Self Nicole Eisenman as Self Nicola Tyson as Self Alice Austen as Self (archival foootage) Hannah Höch as Self (archival foootage) Sarah Dezuttere as Self / Interviewer

Crew

Diana Kleine — Director of Photography Kaat Beels — Director of Photography Carolyn Macartney — Director of Photography Barbara Hammer — Director of Photography Barbara Hammer — Editor Barbara Hammer — Producer

Synopsis

The Female Closet uses archival photographs, home movies, interviews, and other visual materials to explore the closeted lesbian stories of artists Alice Austen, Hannah Höch and Nicole Eisenman. Utilizing groundbreaking research, newly discovered home movies, and archival photographs, and other visual sources, The Female Closet is a cultural interrogation of the closeted and not-so-closeted lives of three women artists.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Barbara Hammer Director Diana Kleine Director of Photography Kaat Beels Director of Photography Carolyn Macartney Director of Photography Barbara Hammer Director of Photography Barbara Hammer Editor Barbara Hammer Producer

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