I have 120 seconds to continue my one-day streak of keeping this a daily journal, so here goes. I did a very LA thing today and got my teeth whitened. It actually did whiten them a lot. Anywho, I’m down…
The time of doing is short
Many interests fill my life, but whenever people ask me what I do, I always say “I write stuff.” Depending on their response to that, I might share specifics. If I don’t feel like getting into it, I just say…
Outfest Wednesdays Favorite Girls' Shorts, Saturday
Calendar item from LA Weekly: Outfest Wednesdays Favorite Girls’ Shorts, featuring Andrea James’ Casting Pearls, Rebecca Feldman’s My First Time Driving, Christy Wegener’s Long Ago, Nicola Marsh’s Last Exit, Melanie McGraw’s Pitstop, and Dee Rees’ Pariah, winner of the Outfest…
Date Lines: Frameline folks put together a best of 2007
by David Weigand September 12, 2007 The festival will include “Spider Lilies,” winner of the Berlin Film Festival award for best queer feature; “Glue,” the winner of the best first feature award; and two documentaries, “Red Without Blue,” the story…
Appearance on the Frank DeCaro Show
Calpernia and I appeared on the Frank DeCaro Show to discuss Outfest, “Casting Pearls,” and transgender depictions in media. Hosts: Frank DeCaro and Doria Biddle August 27, 2007
Scene: Los Angeles
By Karman Kregloe August 16, 2007 Casting Pearls by Andrea James was about the misadventures of a transsexual actress (played by the very charismatic Calpernia Addams) who can’t get a break. Read the rest http://www.afterellen.com/tv/21920-scene-los-angeles
"Pariah" Leads The Pack of Outstanding Shorts at Outfest ’07
by Kim Adelman (July 18, 2007) “Casting Pearls” (Directed by Andrea James, USA, 2006, 7 min.) Shot on video in casting-tape style, this world premiere stars transsexual actress Calpernia Addams, who also co-wrote this one-woman showcase with director Andrea James.…
Corporate dominoes
BY JOANNE HERMAN SEPTEMBER 19 2006 Another well-attended feature session, this one sponsored by Intel, featured Andrea James and Calpernia Addams discussing their experience consulting to the movie Transamerica and their efforts to change Hollywood’s portrayal of trans people, a key step toward acceptance by Americans…
Review: ‘Beautiful Daughters’
Ronnie Scheib JUNE 28, 2006 The collaborative venture behind a transgendered version of “The Vagina Monologues” is the subject of Ariel Orr Jordan and Josh Aronson’s 61-minute docu, “Beautiful Daughters.” “Vagina” playwright Eve Ensler conducts emotional meetings with a diverse…
What's "Gay" Now: We Are Everywhere Indeed
Steven Lam and Neal Broverman June 20, 2006 ANDREA JAMES AGE: 39 IDENTIFIES AS: Bisexual transgender woman OCCUPATION: Producer and activist HOMETOWN: Los Angeles RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single How do you see yourself fitting into the gay community? Where [transgender people]…