Sini Anderson
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Sini Anderson is an American
film director
, producer
, performance artist and poet
. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois, has lived in San Francisco, California
and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Anderson was the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Sister Spit
a weekly open mic series in San Francisco from 1994–1997 and Sister Spits Ramblin Road Show a spoken word
tour from 1997-2000 she performs on I Spit on Your Country (1997), Sister Spit’s Ramblin Road Show (1999), Greatest Spits!: A Spoken Word Compilation (2001) and Tribe Spit Deep (2002). Her work is also found in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (ThunderMouth Press) and Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution (Seal Press).
Anderson spent much of her career in San Francisco’s queer
community as Chief Curator/Artistic Director for The National Queer Arts Festival, a co-producer for the Nectar Stage at San Francisco’s Pride, president of the board of directors for the Harvey Milk Institute, and co-chair of the board of directors for The Queer Cultural Center.
Anderson also works in independent film and her credits include first assistant director on Miggy n Lil (2006), Bare Knuckle (2007), Karma Calling (2009). She recently directed the book trailer for the memoir Whip Smart by Melissa Febos
, which won Best Short Documentary at the Fetisch Film Festival 2010. She is currently working on a documentary about riot grrl musician Kathleen Hanna
.
References
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, performance artist and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois, has lived in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Anderson was the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Sister Spit
Sister Spit
Sister Spit is a lesbian-feminist spoken word and performance art collective based in San Francisco, signed to Mr. Lady Records. They formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2006. Founding members included Michelle Tea and Sini Anderson, Other members included Jane LeCroy and poet Eileen Myles...
a weekly open mic series in San Francisco from 1994–1997 and Sister Spits Ramblin Road Show a spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
tour from 1997-2000 she performs on I Spit on Your Country (1997), Sister Spit’s Ramblin Road Show (1999), Greatest Spits!: A Spoken Word Compilation (2001) and Tribe Spit Deep (2002). Her work is also found in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (ThunderMouth Press) and Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution (Seal Press).
Anderson spent much of her career in San Francisco’s queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
community as Chief Curator/Artistic Director for The National Queer Arts Festival, a co-producer for the Nectar Stage at San Francisco’s Pride, president of the board of directors for the Harvey Milk Institute, and co-chair of the board of directors for The Queer Cultural Center.
Anderson also works in independent film and her credits include first assistant director on Miggy n Lil (2006), Bare Knuckle (2007), Karma Calling (2009). She recently directed the book trailer for the memoir Whip Smart by Melissa Febos
Melissa Febos
Melissa Febos is an American writer and ex-dominatrix.She is the author of Whip Smart , a critically acclaimed memoir of her work as a professional dominatrix while she was studying at The New School...
, which won Best Short Documentary at the Fetisch Film Festival 2010. She is currently working on a documentary about riot grrl musician Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early- to mid-1990s she was the lead singer and songwriter of Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
.
References
- National Queer Arts Festival 2001 lineup on www.queerculturalcenter.org
- The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry on www.amazon.com
- Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution on www.amazon.com
- Sini Anderson - the louderARTS Project
- Sini Anderson at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Whip Smart on www.melissafebos.com
- GEWINNER FETISCH FILM FESTIVAL 2010 @ Traum Gmbh on subkulturell.de
- Fetisch Film Festival 2010
- Filmmaker Sini Anderson Announces Kathleen Hanna Documentary – Brooklyn The Borough