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Date Lines: Frameline folks put together a best of 2007

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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 of twin boys whose lives take very different gender paths, and “Semper Fi: One Marine’s Journey,” the story of a gay Marine stationed in Iraq. The festival will also include a collection of the audience’s favorite shorts from Frameline 31, including “Pariah,” “Casting Pearls,” “Members Only,” “Prada Handbag” and “Cowboy Forever.”

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http://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/Date-Lines-Frameline-folks-put-together-a-best-2522889.php

By Andrea James | September 12, 2007 | Casting Pearls |

Appearance on the Frank DeCaro Show

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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

 

By Andrea James | August 27, 2007 | Casting Pearls, Film and media news, Interviews |

Scene: Los Angeles

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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.

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http://www.afterellen.com/tv/21920-scene-los-angeles

By Andrea James | August 16, 2007 | Casting Pearls, Events and Appearances, Film and media news |

"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. Noted Hollywood screenwriter Ron Nyswaner(“Philadelphia“) shares producing credit with James and Addams.

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SHORTS COLUMN | “Pariah” Leads The Pack of Outstanding Shorts at Outfest ’07

By Andrea James | July 18, 2007 | Casting Pearls, Events and Appearances, Film and media news |

Corporate dominoes

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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 at large. Other sessions covered corporate transition guidelines as well as training for those who wish to do transgender-inclusion training in their companies.

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http://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2006/09/19/corporate-dominoes

By Andrea James | September 19, 2006 | Activism, Events and Appearances |

What's "Gay" Now: We Are Everywhere Indeed

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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] used to be seen as a liability politically, a lot of the forward-thinking people see our goals are on a parallel course as gay and lesbian goals. LGBT people all face gender-based oppression. We’re all somehow transgressing those boundaries. Transgender [rights are] about 20 years behind, and that’s what we’re really starting to change.

Are you religious?

I consider myself agnostic but guided by a set of unwavering moral principles.

Is the gay community welcoming to people of color?

Any great political movement is a constant chipping away at the monolithic stereotype. We still have a ways to go, but we’re starting to see there’s such diversity. “Gay” now conjures up a multitude of images.

What are the gay signifiers in 2006?

I think the most important thing int the LGBT world now is the radical assimilationist–the people who aren’t threatening to Americans. You need Malcolm X and you need Oprah. You need Andrea Dworkin and you need Ellen DeGeneres.

By Andrea James | June 20, 2006 | Activism |

Review: Beautiful Daughters

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Mark Deming

June 1, 2006

Eve Ensler’s theater piece The Vagina Monologues has become an international phenomenon and a source of empowerment for women of all walks of life. However, in 2005 Ensler became involved in a special production of The Vagina Monologues for a group of women whose story was not dealt with in the play — women who used to be men. A group of transsexuals were interested in staging a version of the show that was unique to them, and Ensler not only gave her blessings to the project, but worked with the cast of transgendered performers to give the text a voice that was appropriate to their circumstances.

Acting Credits

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http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/344655/Beautiful-Daughters/overview

By Andrea James | June 1, 2006 | Beautiful Daughters, Film and media news, Reviews |

GenderTalk #555, April 15, 2006

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  hosted by
 Nancy Nangeroni & Gordene O. MacKenzie

Behind the scenes of the movie “TransAmerica,” a number of trans persons provided guidance to the filmmakers and actress Felicity Huffman. Andrea James, longtime transgender activist, appeared in the film as voice coach for Huffman’s character, and talks with us about her role in the film and her work on behalf of the transgender community.

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http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/programs/550/gt555.shtml

By Andrea James | April 15, 2006 | Film and media news, Interviews, Transamerica |

Who qualifies to zap hairs?

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by Kim Painter

3/26/2006

Consumers may be tempted to choose by price alone. But that can be tricky, says Andrea James, a consumer advocate (also well known as a spokeswoman transsexual issues) whose hairfacts.com website offers extensive hair-removal advice.

Some clinics lure consumers with a low one-time price, but then make their money on package deals for more visits than may be needed, she says.

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http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/yourhealth/2006-03-26-hair-removal_x.htm

By Andrea James | March 26, 2006 | Activism |