Michelle Handelman

Director

Born: August 5, 1960 (age 65)
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Michelle Handelman (born August 5, 1960) is an American contemporary artist, filmmaker, and writer who works with live performance, multiscreen installation, photography and sound. Coming up through the years of the AIDS crisis and Culture Wars, Handelman has built a body of work that explores the dark and uncomfortable spaces of queer desire. She confronts the things that provoke collective fear…

Filmography (14)

Claiming the Liminal Space
Claiming the Liminal Space (2021)
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Candyland
Candyland (2020)
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Solitude is an Artifact of the Struggle Against Oppression
Solitude is an Artifact of the Struggle Against Oppression (2020)
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These Unruly and Ungovernable Selves (2020)
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Irma Vep, The Last Breath
Irma Vep, The Last Breath (2014)
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Dorian, a cinematic perfume (2009)
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I Hate You
I Hate You (2002)
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La Suture
La Suture (2000)
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BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes, and Sadomasochism (1995)
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Twists in the Cord (or) … Other Extensions of the Telephone (1994)
A History of Pain (1992)
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Flesh Histories (1992)
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Homophobia Is Known to Cause Nightmares (1991)
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Safer Sexual Techniques in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1988)
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