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Sheila McLaughlin

Sheila McLaughlin

American actress

Sheila McLaughlin (born 1950)[1] is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and photographer. She wrote and directed the controversial film, She Must Be Seeing Things (1987).[2] Her debut feature film, Committed (1984), which she co-directed with writer Lynne Tillman,[3] is an experimental narrative of the life of Frances Farmer, shot on a low budget of $45,000.[1] McLaughlin's films have been described as presenting "a grasp of a developing new feminist language of cinema."[1]

McLaughlin left filmmaking to practice acupuncture.[4][5]

Filmography

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References

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    Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. pp. 251–252. ISBN 0313289727. sheila mclaughlin.
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    Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian Film Guide. Cassell. pp. 191–192. ISBN 030433376X. She Must Be Seeing Things.
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    Shelley, Peter (2011). "Committed (1984)". Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star. McFarland & Company. pp. 227–232. ISBN 978-0786447459.
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    Rich, B. Ruby (1998). Chick Flicks: Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement. Duke University Press. p. 381. ISBN 978-0822321064.
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    Golden, Kathleen (December 2001). "The Phoenix Rises from the Ashes". Acupuncture Today. 2 (12). ISSN 1526-7784. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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    Taubin, Amy (June 22, 1978). "Intense Moments". The Soho Weekly News. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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    "Normalsatz". Pym Film (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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    "Movies: Museums, Societies, Etc". New York. April 4, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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    "Die Basis des Make-Up". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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    "Die Wiese der Sachen". Filmgalerie 451 (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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