Donna Deitch

Biography

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

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Calling the Shots

Women in Love: Desert Hearts

As Kineastas

Several Friends

All Movies (11)

• Women in Love: Desert Hearts2017 · as Self
• Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts2017
• Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women2014 · as Self
• Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema2006 · as Self
• Sex at 24 Frames Per Second2003 · as Self
• Angel on My Shoulder1998 · as Self / Narrator
• Calling the Shots1988 · as Self
• As Kineastas1986
• Desert Hearts1985 · as Hungarian Gambler
• Several Friends1969
• Directors on Directing (Part 2)—