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2021

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Bloodsisters / a Michelle Handelman film ; Feline Films and M&M Productions present a Michelle Handelman film ; produced, directed, edited by Michelle Handelman ; line producer, Monte Cazazza.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2021?]
Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video all regions auditory captions
Summary:	"During the early '90s, San Francisco was the epicenter of body modification and gender nonconformity, with transgender pioneers like Patrick Califia and Tala Brandeis fighting for visibility, alongside the voice of a bold S/M community. Michelle Handelman's provocative and pioneering documentary captures these queer outlaws in their zeitgeist moment, shot on digital video with an unfiltered rawness that mirrors the activism of the era. From pushy bottoms to macho femmes, it immerses the viewer in the San Francisco leather dyke scene, shattering assumptions about gender and lesbian sexuality, while broadening the discussion about personal expressions of eroticism and their political implications. In the '90s, it was attacked in congress by the American Family Association for its depictions of radical lesbian sexuality. Twenty-five years later, the film has become recognized as a treasured historical document of a movement that tore down barriers of sex, gender, and activism." -- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:	United States: Not rated. New Zealand: R18 (film festival rating; restricted to persons 18 years or over).
Subjects:	Califia, Patrick, 1954- Brandeis, Tala. Sadomasochism -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century. Bondage (Sexual behavior) -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century. Sexual dominance and submission -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century. Lesbianism -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century. Lesbians -- California -- San Francisco -- Social life and customs. Lesbian culture -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century. Sexual minorities -- California -- San Francisco -- Social life and customs. Transgender people -- California -- San Francisco -- Social life and customs. Sadism. Masochism. Fetishism. Sexual fantasies. Sex -- Societies and clubs. Sex. Women. Gender nonconformity. Cross-dressing. Gender transition. Gender identity. San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. San Francisco (Calif.)
Genre:	Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.
Other Author:	Handelman, Michelle, editor of moving image work, film director, film producer, director of photography. . Cazazza, Monte, film producer, director of photography. Califia, Patrick, 1954- commentator. Brandeis, Tala, commentator. Feline Films (Firm), production company. M&M Productions, production company. Kino Classics (Firm), publisher.
Other Title:	Bloodsisters : leather, dykes & sadomasochism Subtitle on container: Leather, dykes & sadomasochism Blood sisters : leather, dykes & sadomasochism Blood sisters : leather, dykes and sadomasochism Blood sisters
Notes:	Documentary. Subtitle on container: Leather, dykes & sadomasochism. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Program content: ©1995. Special features: Audio commentary by director Michelle Handelman, Queen Cougar, and Skeeter - Conversation with Frightwig: Deanna Mitchell, Bambi, Nonymous, and Mia Simmans - More than one hour of outtakes and deleted scenes - Conversation with visual studies professor Jill H. Casid - Conversation with Michelle Handleman, courtesy of the Stonewall National Museum and Archive - 2020 Outfest Film Festival live Q&A with Michelle Handleman, Brendan Lucas, Queen Cougar, and Pony Lee - Original trailer. Cinematography, Michelle Handelman, Monte Cazazza, Georgia B. Wright ; still photography, Dawn Lewis ; music, Frightwig, Coil, Chris and Cosey, Fred Giannelli, Typhoon. Featuring Patrick Califia, Tala Brandeis. DVD; NTSC, all regions; full screen presentation, 1.33:1 aspect ratio. In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Publisher Number:	K25446
Other Number:	1251689156
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	966620
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 306.76 Bloodsis

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