Andrea Sperling (born c. 1968/69) is an independent film producer based in Los Angeles. The films she has produced include Totally Fucked Up, But I'm a Cheerleader, D.E.B.S. and Itty Bitty Titty Committee and the Sundance Top Prize-winning Like Crazy.
Andrea Sperling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1990) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Style | New Queer Cinema |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editSperling attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she took classes under Gregg Araki.[1][2] While enrolled, she interned during the summers at Avenue Pictures.[3] She graduated in 1990 with a B.A. in Film History, Theory and Criticism.[4][5]
Career
editUpon graduation, Sperling's former professor, Gregg Araki, asked her to work with him on The Living End.[2] The duo would continue their partnership into Araki's next three movies — Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere — which were collective dubbed the "Teen Apocalypse Trilogy".[6] The trilogy has been characterized as "... teen alienation, hazy sexuality and aggression."[7]
Sperling has been credited with helping to launch the New Queer Cinema movement with her films dating as far back as the 1990s.[8] In 2008, Sperling was introduced to her long-term producing partner, Jonathan Schwartz of Crispy Films, following the recommendation of a sales agent with Creative Artists Agency. Sperling joined Crispy Films, which was subsequently renamed Super Crispy Entertainment.[9]
In 2014, Sperling branched into television, working on the Golden Globe Award-winning series Transparent.[8] She was elevated to executive producer in 2015.[10]
Awards and honors
editShe was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2014.[11] Sperling was named as a member of the 2008 and 2015 Out100 class by Out.[8][12]
Personal life
editSperling is based in Los Angeles, California.[3][4] She is a lesbian and was previously married to colleague, Jamie Babbit, with whom she has two children.[8][13][14]
Sperling has sat on the board of directors of non-profit organization and film production company POWER UP and was with the organization from the beginning.[4][15][16]
Filmography
edit- 1993: Totally Fucked Up
- 1993: Terminal USA
- 1995: The Doom Generation
- 1996: A Small Domain (short)
- 1996: Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
- 1997: Fame Whore
- 1997: Nowhere
- 1998: Freak Weather
- 1998: Desert Blue
- 1999: Sleeping Beauties (short)
- 1999: But I'm a Cheerleader
- 2001: Stuck (short)
- 2002: Pumpkin
- 2002: Scumrock
- 2003: D.E.B.S. (short)
- 2003: Hummer (short)
- 2004: D.E.B.S.
- 2004: A Memoir to My Former Self (short)
- 2005: Starcrossed
- 2005: Harsh Times
- 2005: The Quiet
- 2007: If I Had Known I Was a Genius
- 2007: Itty Bitty Titty Committee
- 2008: Adventures of Power
- 2010: Sympathy for Delicious
- 2010: Kaboom
- 2011: Like Crazy
- 2012: Breaking the Girls
- 2012: Smashed
- 2012: Nobody Walks
- 2013: Breathe In
- 2014: Imperial Dreams
- 2014: All the Wilderness
- 2015: Bleeding Heart
- 2017: Professor Marston & The Wonder Women
References
edit- ^ Taubin, Amy (September 7, 1999). "Market Forces". The Village Voice. New York City. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Faggioli, Claire (June 24, 2007). "Andrea Sperling, powering up". sf360.org. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Bowen, Peter (September 1996). "BRINGING UP INDIE". Artforum. New York City. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved July 21, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b c Wolfe, Kathy (May 2, 2007). "Andrea Sperling Presented with the Wolfe Achievement Award". MGLFF.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "NOBODY WALKS". Magnolia Pictures. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Hart, Kylo-Patrick R. (September 20, 2010). Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780739139974.
- ^ O'Connell, Ryan (January 31, 2011). "The Work of Gregg Araki: Teenagers, Aliens and Shoegaze". thoughtcatalog.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Out100: Andrea Sperling". Out. November 9, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A.; Miller, Daniel (January 17, 2012). "Producers to Know". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (June 25, 2015). "Amazon's 'Transparent' Scores Third Season, Creator Jill Soloway Signs Overall Deal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Meet the 2015-2016 Women at Sundance Fellows and Their Mentors". Sundance Institute. November 4, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "ACTRESS & PRODUCER CALPERNIA ADDAMS & ANDREA SPERLING". Out. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Bendix, Trish (July 18, 2014). ""Transparent" is progressive storytelling at its very best". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Piccoli, Dana (August 23, 2014). "Natasha Lyonne and Jamie Babbit to team up again in "Fresno"". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Honorary Board of Directors". POWER UP. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Gomez, Enrique (April 4, 2007). "Interview with Jamie Babbit and Lisa Thrasher". Quirkee.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2016.