Directing
Lizzie Borden
Born February 3, 1958 · Detroit, Michigan, USA (age 68)
Lizzie Borden is an American filmmaker, and is best known for the 1983 film Born in Flames. Borden's career as a feminist filmmaker began when she majored in art at Wellesley College in Massachusetts before moving to New York. She moved away from the more mainstream writing and art criticism and decided to become a painter. However, after attending a retrospective of the films of Jean-Luc Godard, …
Known For
Working Girls · 1987Working Girls
★ 6.21987
MovieDrama
A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.
Born in Flames · 1983Born in Flames
★ 6.21983
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
Committed · 1984Committed
★ 8.01984
MovieDrama
Stylized, black and white biography of Frances Farmer by author Lynne Tillman and Sheila McLauglin.
Love Crimes · 1992Love Crimes
★ 4.31992
MovieRomanceThriller
An Atlanta prosecutor sets her own trap for a sex offender who poses as a famous photographer.
Erotique · 1994Erotique
★ 4.01994
MovieDrama
The sexual fantasies of women are explored by four female directors.
Regrouping · 1976Regrouping
★ 4.61976
MovieDocumentary
In this experimental film, Borden explores the dynamics among the members of a woman’s group. As she interviews people who know them, such as Joan Jonas, the group shoots ‘artistic’ scenes of themselves – but Borden feels they aren’t fully grappling with issues of sexuality and politics. Are they a serious group – or just friends? After showing an early edit of the film to the group, its members, upset, close ranks. Undeterred, Borden incorporates the group’s arguments into another edit, filming larger groups commenting both on the original one and on consciousness-raising groups in general. Uncredited voices include those of Barbara Kruger and Kathryn Bigelow.
Inside Out · 1991Inside Out
★ 3.71991
MovieComedyDrama
Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Brush Strokes"; "Shrink Rap"; "Doubletalk"; "The Leda"; "My Secret Moments"; "Life Is For The Taking"; "The Diaries"; "Love The One You're With"; and "My Better Half".
She Must Be Seeing Things · 1988She Must Be Seeing Things
★ 5.51988
MovieDrama
Agatha is an international lawyer, Jo a filmmaker. The two women are lovers. While Jo is on the road showing her films, Agatha discovers and reads her diaries. Problems ensue as Agatha's transgressions lead to jealousy and a spiraling cycle of sexual obsession.



