Description
Linda Farin was a successful lawyer in Austin, Texas. After seeing Donna Deitch's film
Desert Hearts, she became inspired to produce a realistic and positive lesbian erotic film and began forming a cohort of lesbian writers
in order to develop a script. This collection contains documentation relating to the production, distribution, and reception
of the film
Waking Up: A Lesson in Love.
Background
Linda Farin was a successful lawyer in Austin, Texas. After seeing Donna Deitch's film Desert Hearts, she became inspired and challenged to produce a realistic and positive lesbian erotic film and began forming a cohort of
lesbian writers in order to develop a script. Through her participation with Liatris Media, which produced the Third Wave
Women's International Film and Video Festival from 1986-1989, Linda Farin met Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss. Greta Schiller
became involved in the project in the early stages anonymously and later added her name to the project as Director. Farin
formed both Foosh Productions and Anonymous Was a Woman Ltd. in order to help fund the project. Anonymous Was A Woman Ltd.
was later dissolved in 1996.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 document box)
Restrictions
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the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
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