NEWS

THE GENDERCATOR is now being distributed by Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Coop. For festival and educational screenings please contact Larissa Fan bookings@cfmdc.org.

For DVD sales or personal appearances, please contact Catherine here.

Thank you for your continued interest in the Gendercator and all the ideas and discussions fostered by the film. We have several new links on the press page including an interview with Catherine in the Winter 2008-2009 issue of SINISTER WISDOM by Robyn Epstein.

FOUR SHORT FILMS ABOUT GENDER including Vanilla Lament, One Small Step, Pretty Ladies and The Gendercator can now be seen or downloaded pay-per-view in Europe, Asia & Russia on www.Glimz.net.

FALL 2009

BUTTERY TOP a new comedy short co-directed by Catherine and Kelly Hayes has been accepted by 22 films festivals as of Sept 2009.

MACUMBA MACABRE, an educational documentary about Afro-Brazilian spirit healing in Rio de Janiero Catherine has shot and edited for professor Kelly Hayes, will be released in 2010 as a companion DVD with Hayes' book HOLY HARLOTS, to be published by the University of California at Berkeley press.

Film Details

Living With Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100 (1999)

VHS, BETA, 3/4", 60 minutes
Synopsis

Ruth EllisBorn July 23, 1899, in Springfield, Illinois, Ruth Ellis is the oldest "out" African American lesbian known. The film offers a rare opportunity to experience a century of our American history as lived by one inspiring woman. By example, Ruth Ellis shows us what is possible and what can be realized, if one not only lives long and ages well but also lives with pride. Ruth Ellis passed away at home, peacefully in her sleep, on October 5, 2000. She was 101.

Awards
  • Winner: 2001 GLAAD Media Awards - Outstanding Documentary Video
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 2001 identities. Queer Film Festival - Vienna
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 2000 Fresno Reel Pride Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 2000 Inside Out: Toronto Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 2000 Austin International Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Official Selection: 2000 Biennial - The Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 1999 Frameline: San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Winner: Outstanding Documentary Video - Outfest 1999 L.A. Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 1999 Wingspan: Tucson Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Winner: Best Documentary - 1999 Reel Affirmations: D.C. Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
  • Official Selection: 1999 Toronto International Film Festival
Contact

Our Film Works, P.O. Box 267848, Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: 1-800-343-5540

The home video sells for $30 + $5 s/h - Institutional copies are $150 plus $15 s/h. If you need anything else please call Yvonne Welbon at 773-764-6170 or email ywelbon@sistersincinema.com