Christine Fugate
Encyclopedia
Christine Fugate is an American
film director
specializing in documentaries and independent films. She is also a journalist
, interviewer, and author of Mothering Heights, a now monthly online column also published in the Laguna Beach Independent. In 2008, she edited a collection of essays by women sharing diverse perspectives on the same subject, The Mothering Heights Manual for Motherhood, Volume I.
in 1963. She completed a Master of Fine Arts
in Asian film
and theater at the University of Hawaii
, and her thesis, The Power to Choose: Women in Thai Film, 1975-1990, is on file at the university's library. She returned to Los Angeles in the nineties to begin her work as a filmmaker. Fugate married in 2000 and is a mother of two children.
's assistant for the film, Single White Female
. Subsequently she worked as Creative Vice President for Pacific Rim Productions where she was an Associate Producer on the HBO film, Natural Causes, in 1994.
In the late 1990s, Fugate produced and directed a series of independent films, including The Southern Sex (1992), Mother Love (1996), Tobacco Blues (1998), and The Girl Next Door (1999). Fugate rendered the poetry of writer Donna Hilbert
for the screen in Grief Becomes Me (2005), which premiered at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference and at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Fugate went on to create a biopic connecting Hilbert's life and work, titled Grief Becomes Me: A Love Story (2009).
United States
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
specializing in documentaries and independent films. She is also a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, interviewer, and author of Mothering Heights, a now monthly online column also published in the Laguna Beach Independent. In 2008, she edited a collection of essays by women sharing diverse perspectives on the same subject, The Mothering Heights Manual for Motherhood, Volume I.
Life
Fugate was born in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 1963. She completed a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Asian film
Asian cinema
Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia. West Asian cinema is sometimes classified as part of Middle...
and theater at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, and her thesis, The Power to Choose: Women in Thai Film, 1975-1990, is on file at the university's library. She returned to Los Angeles in the nineties to begin her work as a filmmaker. Fugate married in 2000 and is a mother of two children.
Career
Fugate began her career in 1990 as French director Barbet SchroederBarbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder is a Franco-Swiss movie director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working together with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette.-Life and career:...
's assistant for the film, Single White Female
Single White Female
Single White Female is a 1992 American erotic thriller based on John Lutz's novel SWF Seeks Same. The film stars Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh and is directed by Barbet Schroeder.-Plot:...
. Subsequently she worked as Creative Vice President for Pacific Rim Productions where she was an Associate Producer on the HBO film, Natural Causes, in 1994.
In the late 1990s, Fugate produced and directed a series of independent films, including The Southern Sex (1992), Mother Love (1996), Tobacco Blues (1998), and The Girl Next Door (1999). Fugate rendered the poetry of writer Donna Hilbert
Donna Hilbert
Donna Hilbert is an American poet who also writes short stories, plays, and essays. As a founding member of the in Long Beach, California, she is also known for her commitment to social justice, philanthropy and community arts programs....
for the screen in Grief Becomes Me (2005), which premiered at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference and at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Fugate went on to create a biopic connecting Hilbert's life and work, titled Grief Becomes Me: A Love Story (2009).
Filmography
- The Southern Sex (1992)
- Mother Love (1996)
- Tobacco Blues (1998)
- The Girl Next Door (1999)
- Grief Becomes Me (Short Film) (2006)
- Grief Becomes Me: A Love Story (2009)