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Adam Baran

Born March 20, 1981 · Englewood, NJ (age 45)

Adam Baran is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, producer and curator interested in telling stories of queer history and identity. His films as director include the award-winning documentary short Trade Center (2021), Dirty Boots (2014) and Jackpot (2012). He produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Circus of Books (2020) and is an associate producer on Jeffrey Schwarz's upcoming Boulevard!…

Known For

TaxiTaxi · 2004
Taxi
5.62004
MovieActionComedy
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
Circus of BooksCircus of Books · 2019
Circus of Books
6.82019
MovieDocumentaryHistory
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
Boulevard! A Hollywood StoryBoulevard! A Hollywood Story · 2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
6.22021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.
Trade CenterTrade Center · 2021
Trade Center
5.02021
MovieDocumentary
The voices of five gay men who cruised for sex at the World Trade Center in the 1980s and 1990s haunt the sanitized, commerce-driven landscape that is the newly rebuilt Freedom Tower campus.
JackpotJackpot · 2012
Jackpot
4.92012
MovieComedy
It’s 1994 and there’s no Internet. So 14-year-old Jack Hoffman sets off on a quest to find and retrieve a stash of gay porn from across town before anyone finds out.
Synonymous WithSynonymous With · 2021
Synonymous With
2021
MovieHorrorDrama
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.
Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersMineshaft: The Cruising Murders · 2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
MovieDocumentary
“Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, "Cruising." Directed by William Friedkin, the film triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York's leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy.
Love and DeafLove and Deaf · 2004
Love and Deaf
4.62004
MovieComedy
A talkative man finds Mr. Right in the men's room.

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