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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Brangelina Conquers Cannes
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were the big stars of Cannes this week. Jolie, pregnant with twins, was radiant in a parrot green gown and ready to premiere Kung Fu Panda.
Glamor Girls
We offer you these ladies as proof that old Hollywood style glamor lives on.
The career of film director Kimberly Peirce was born out of patience and belief. A former photographer and literature student who went on to pursue film in graduate school, Peirce became enraptured with the story of Brandon Teena, a charming transgendered teen who grew up as Teena Brandon before being murdered within the unaware Nebraska community which had succumbed to his charisma. It was a story Peirce knew she had to tell and did, with surefooted direction, after an arduous five-year journey. Peirce was born on Sept. 8, 1967.in Harrisburg, PA, where she lived until the age of four and where
Moved around frequently while growing up, lived in Pennsylvania, Florida, Puerto Rico and Chicago
Worked in Japan as an English teacher and a model to fund her undergraduate education
1993
Helmed the experimental 16-minute short "The Last Good Breath"; screened on the festival circuit
1994
Assistant editor of Cheryl Dunye's short "Greetings From Africa"
1995
Edited Shawn Atkins' experimental 16mm animated film "Anastasia and the Queen of Hearts"
1995
Directed a short film based on the rape and murder of Brandon Teena, "Take It Like a Man"
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