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Comment: Need sources meeting the above criteria about Jezebel Productions, not brief mentions and not about the films. S0091 (talk) 19:12, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
Jezebel Productions is a nonprofit film production company founded by filmmakers Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller in 1984. The company has produced documentaries addressing LGBTQ history, racial justice, environmental issues, and historical memory.[1]
Its early productions included Before Stonewall (1984), a documentary about lesbian and gay life in the United States before the Stonewall uprising. The film was later broadcast nationally on PBS and received an Emmy Award for Best Historical or Cultural Film.[2]
Jezebel Productions subsequently produced films including Paris Was a Woman (1995), about women writers and artists in early twentieth-century Paris. The film was reviewed by Variety.[3] Other productions include The Man Who Drove with Mandela also reviewed by Variety[4], and No Dinosaurs in Heaven, which examines debates surrounding evolution and science education.[5]
Andrea Weiss directed Bones of Contention, about the persecution of LGBTQ people under and after the Franco regime in Spain. The film was presented at the Berlin International Film Festival and reviewed by Screen International.[6]
Weiss and Schiller later co-directed The Five Demands (2023), about the 1969 student strike at the City College of New York led by Black and Puerto Rican students seeking changes in admissions and representation. The documentary received coverage from The New York Times, Hyperallergic, and The American Prospect.[7][8][9]
In 2024, Jezebel Productions produced Schiller's Love Letters, a documentary about Catharine R. Stimpson and Liz Wood.
Films produced by the company have screened at international festivals including Sundance, the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival.
References
[edit]- ↑ Cockrell, Eddie (2001-05-06). "Escape To Life, The Erika and Klaus Mann Story". Variety. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Guest Post: What I Learned From Revisiting My 1984 Documentary "Before Stonewall"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (1995-12-18). "Paris Was a Woman". Variety. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (1998-09-21). "The Man Who Drove with Mandela". Variety. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Film Explores Shifting Debate Over Evolution". HuffPost. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ D'Arcy, David. "'Bones of Contention': Berlin Review". Screen. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "The Overlooked Student Protest That Changed College Admissions". Hyperallergic. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ Shaffer, Claire (2023-07-13). "'The Five Demands' Review: Occupying a College for Racial Justice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Liz (2023-09-15). "Demanding Equity in Higher Education". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
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