Frances Reid is an American filmmaker, producer and cinematographer known for her documentaries. She has been in filmmaking for three decades. In 1994, she was nominated alongside director Dee Mosbacher for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for Straight from the Heart, which explored relationships between straight parents and their gay children.[1] She was again nominated for an Oscar for producing and directing Long Night's Journey into Day (2000).
Activism
editIn 1977, Reid became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP).[2] WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization. The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media.
Filmography
editDirector
edit- 1977: In the Best Interests of the Children (co-director)
- 1994: Straight from the Heart
- 1996: All God's Children
- 1977: In the Best Interests of the Children
- 2000: Long Night's Journey Into Day
- 2005: Waging a Living (co-director)
Producer
edit- 1994: Straight from the Heart (producer)
- 1995: Skin Deep: Building Diverse Campus Communities (producer)
- 2000: Long Night's Journey Into Today (producer)
- 2003: Lost Boys of Sudan (executive producer)
- 2005: Waging a Living (co-producer)
- 2011: Happy
Cinematographer
edit- 1984: The Times of Harvey Milk
- 1987: Reno's Kids: 87 Days + 11
- 1994: Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
- 1995: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
- 2000: Long Night's Journey Into Day
References
edit- ^ "Straight from the Heart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Associates | The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press". www.wifp.org. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
External links
edit- Frances Reid at IMDb