Directing
Donna Deitch
Born 1945-06-08 · San Francisco, California, USA
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
The Devil's Arithmetic
Common Ground
The Women of Brewster Place
Criminal Passion
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
A Change of Place
Sexual Advances
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
Calling the Shots
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
Several Friends