B. Ruby Rich

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Б. Руби Рич

B. Ruby Rich

Biography

B. Ruby Rich is an American scholar, critic of independent, Latin American, documentary and gay films, and a professor of Community Studies and Social Documentation also known as "SocDoc" at UC Santa Cruz.

She has also taught documentary film and queer studies during spring semesters at UC Berkeley. She is credited with coining the term New Queer Cinema. Rich began her career in film exhibition after graduating from college as co-founder of the Woods Hole Film Society.

Known For

Chantal Akerman: An Interview

Filmography

2021
Ahead of the Curve
as Self
Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin
as Self
2018
The Difference Between You and Me
as Self
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
2016
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
as Self
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
as Self
2015
Feelings Are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer
as Self
Masculinity/Femininity
as Self
2010
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
as Self
2009
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
as Self - Interviewee
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
2006
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
1999
Conversations with Intellectuals About Selena
as Self
1993
Made in the USA
as Self
1976
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
as B. Ruby Rich