{"id":343,"date":"2016-02-03T14:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2016-02-03T14:30:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:30:37","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-bette-gordon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/03\/bite-sized-blog-post-bette-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Bette Gordon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/053_bette_gordon-300x300.jpg\" data-src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/053_bette_gordon-300x300.jpg\" data-thumb=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/053_bette_gordon-300x300.jpg\" class=\"ml-lightbox-enabled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/053_bette_gordon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"At home with independent film pioneer Bette Gordon Friday, April 2, 2010 on Reade Street in New York. (N.Y.Post\/Chad Rachman)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/053_bette_gordon-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/053_bette_gordon-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When BETTE GORDON attended film school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison MFA film program she was one of two woman and one of her professors joked when they were working with a Bolex camera &#8220;do you girls even know how to use that thing?&#8221; She became an expert and has gone on to teach film classes at Columbia as well as continuing to direct award winning features including <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverfronttimes.com\/stlouis\/luminous-motion\/Content?oid=2473761\" target=\"_blank\">Luminous Motion\u00a0<\/a><\/em>(2000) based on the novel by Scott Bradfield and\u00a0\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/16\/movies\/16handsome.html\" target=\"_blank\">Handsome Harry<\/a> <\/em>(2009).<\/p>\n<p>Her most recent feature starring Josh Charles and Julia Stiles,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1238605373\/border-crossing-starring-josh-charles-and-julia-st\" target=\"_blank\">Border Crossers<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is in post-production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 60px;\">More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; please send us a comment!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/filmmakers\/director-bette-gordon-76\" target=\"_blank\">FANDOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=sr_nr_n_4?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650306011%2Ck%3ABette+Gordon&amp;keywords=Bette+Gordon&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1452138616&amp;rnid=2941120011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (PRIME-STREAMING)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Luminous-Motion-Deborah-Kara-Unger\/dp\/B00005NC64\/ref=sr_1_10?s=movies-tv&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1452138658&amp;sr=1-10&amp;keywords=Bette+Gordon&amp;refinements=p_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650304011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (DVDs for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user3488648\" target=\"_blank\">VIMEO<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ONLINE<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bordercrossfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Border Crossers Film page<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/3489\/bette-gordon\" target=\"_blank\">Artists in Conversation<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/article\/filmmaker_interview_bette_gordon_digs_into_handsome_harry\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/arts.columbia.edu\/film\/faculty\/bette-gordon\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia Film School Website<br \/>\n<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/movies\/person\/92091\/Bette-Gordon\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/04\/24\/barbie-ava-duvernay-doll_n_7139718.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdirectorssite.com\/bette-gordon\" target=\"_blank\">Film Directors Site<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/spout\/porn_and_being_poor_then_now_bette_gordon_interview_tribeca_2009\" target=\"_blank\">Porn and Being Poor, Then &amp; Now: Bette Gordon Interview, Tribeca 2009<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><strong><strong>FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"director-tt4653586\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><b>\u00a0<\/b>2016<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4653586\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\">Border Crossing<\/a> (<a class=\"in_production\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/r\/legacy-inprod-name\/title\/tt4653586\">post-production<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt1318001\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02009<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1318001\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2\">Handsome Harry<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0376724\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02003<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0376724\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3\">Life on the Line<\/a> (TV Movie)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0166695\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01998<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0166695\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">Luminous Motion<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01994<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0113706\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Love Street<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0113706\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0636964\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">See Me<\/a> (1994)<br \/>\n<span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01989-1991<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0094512\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Monsters<\/a> (TV Series) (4 episodes)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0094512\" class=\"filmo-row even\">\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0650838\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Desirable Alien<\/a> (1991)<\/div>\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0650842\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Habitat<\/a> (1990)<\/div>\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0097907\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Jar<\/a> (1989)<\/div>\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0650890\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">The Mother Instinct<\/a> (1989)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0182412\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01986<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0182412\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7\">Seven Women, Seven Sins<\/a> (segment &#8220;Greed &#8211; Pay to Play&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0090251\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01983<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090251\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_8\">Variety<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0319347\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01980<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0319347\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9\">Empty Suitcases<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0207178\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01975<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0207178\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10\">The United States of America<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206820\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01974<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206820\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\">I-94<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206939\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01974<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206939\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">Michigan Avenue<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When BETTE GORDON attended film school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison MFA film program she was one of two woman and one of her professors joked when they were working with a Bolex camera &#8220;do you girls even know how to use that thing?&#8221; 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