Greta Schiller
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Greta Schiller is a film director and producer, known as an early pioneer of LGBTQ and feminist filmmaking. She is best known for her 1984 documentary Before Stonewall: Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community. In 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. She and her partner Andrea Weiss are cofounders of Jezebel Productions.
Best known work
Born in Flames
1983
Before Stonewall
1984
Virgin Machine
1989
My Father Is Coming
1991
Paris Was a Woman
1996
Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story
2001
Bones of Contention
2018
Greta's Girls
1978
Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women
1989
Woman of the Wolf
1994Filmography
TBA
No Dinosaurs in HeavenDirector
2024
Love LettersProducer, Director
2023
The Five DemandsDirector
2020
The Land of AzabaDirector
2018
Bones of ContentionExecutive Producer
2001
1998
The Man Who Drove with MandelaDirector, Producer
1996
Paris Was a WomanDirector, Editor, Producer
1994
Age of DissentProducer
1994
Woman of the WolfDirector, Producer, Screenplay
1991
My Father Is ComingThanks
1990
Maxine Sullivan: Love to Be in LoveDirector, Writer, Producer
1989
Virgin MachineAssistant Director, Script
1989
Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' WomenDirector, Writer, Producer, Editor, Cinematography
1988
Waking Up: A Lesson In LoveDirector
1986
International Sweethearts of RhythmDirector, Cinematography, Producer, Editor
1984
Before StonewallDirector, Producer
1983
Born in FlamesCamera Operator
1981
Greetings from Washington, D.C.Producer, Camera Operator
1981
The Case of the Legless Veteran: James KutcherLighting Technician
1978
Greta's GirlsDirector