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Feb 7, 2014 · Kimberly Peirce—the director of the Oscar-winning Boys Don't Cry —sets the record straight. By Stephanie Fairyington Published: Feb 7, 2014. Save Article. Getty Images. Twenty years ago, in...
Sep 26, 2013 · By Mary Kaye Schilling. Sept. 26, 2013. “I don’t know if I believe in the supernatural, but Brandon Teena’s story entered me in a weird way,” Kimberly Peirce told me. “From the day that ...
Dec 12, 2019 · As ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Joins National Film Registry, Kimberly Peirce Addresses Its Complicated History. The filmmaker reflects on the legacy of her groundbreaking trans film, from the casting...
Jun 15, 2020 · Kimberly Peirce ’96SOA, director of the landmark film about the life and death of a young trans man, reflects on the making of a modern classic. By. Paul Hond. |. Jun. 15, 2020. Still from "Boys Don't Cry" (Fox Searchlight).
Nov 19, 2019 · By Jack Wang. When Kimberly Peirce made Boys Don’t Cry two decades ago, she created the movie as a labor of love. The University of Chicago alum wanted to tell the story of Brandon Teena, to honor the courage and imagination of a trans person who lost his life in pursuit of his true self.
Nov 19, 2019 · Kimberly Peirce, AB’90, said she would not have become a filmmaker without the guidance of UChicago Prof. Lauren Berlant, now a renowned literary scholar and cultural theorist. Photo by John Zich. Boys Don’t Cry director speaks with longtime mentor, film students in campus visit.
Nov 21, 2022 · Courtesy of Photofest. Ahead of Boys Don’t Cry airing on TCM this weekend, The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann spoke exclusively with Kimberly Peirce about why she was initially drawn to tell Brandon Teena’s story and the impact that the film continues to have.
