Sheila McLaughlin (born 1950) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and photographer. She wrote and directed the controversial film, She Must Be Seeing Things (1987). Her debut feature film, Committed (1984), which she co-directed with writer Lynne Tillman, is an experimental narrative of the life of Frances Farmer, shot on a low budget of $45,000. McLaughlin's films have been described as presenting "a grasp of a developing new feminist language of cinema."
Personal life McLaughlin is lesbian. She left filmmaking to practice acupuncture.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Writer Producer Notes 1978 Artificial Memory Short film 1982 Ordinary Sentence (Normalsatz) (n/a) (directed by Heinz Emigholz) 1983 Born in Flames Other Leader also: camera operator 1984 Committed Frances Farmer also: editor 1985 Die Basis des Make-Up (The Base of Make-Up) (n/a) (directed by Heinz Emigholz) 1985 Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Verführung: Die grausame Frau) Justine 1987 She Must Be Seeing Things 1988 The Big Blue Myrna (directed by Andrew Horn) 1988 Die Wiese der Sachen (The Meadow of Things) (n/a) (directed by Heinz Emigholz)
See also List of female film and television directors List of lesbian filmmakers List of LGBT-related films directed by women
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Committed at First Run Features