Jules Rosskam

Jules Rosskam is an American trans filmmaker, author, educator, activist, and artist.[1] He is best known for his film Against a Trans Narrative (2008).[2] Jules Rosskam has been noted as a filmmaker whose work has been a large part of the trans narrative discussion in the twenty-first century.[2] His use of stories, poetry, and other forms of art in combination with an experimental documentary style offers a provocative and educational look into the struggles, medical decisions, and lives of transgender people.

Biography

Rosskam was born in 1979.[3] In 2001 he received a BA in Visual Arts at Bennington College.[4]

Career

Rosskam wrote an article titled, The Ties that Bind [1] in November 2010 published by Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. This article is an account of the struggle to state the issues trans peoples fight without the negative appeal of the media. Rosskam strives to represent the trans community in an honest light that strives to do justice to all.[4]

In November 2014, Rosskam also had an article published by TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly titled "Porous Cels."[5] Rosskam provokes a nonsensical view of the way in which the media and society look at the relationships of trans peoples. He reveals and identifies the hardships, triumphs, and overall misunderstood conception around trans relationships.

Rosskam is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in Film/Video Production at the Hampshire College[6] He is also the co-chair of the Division III: QPOCALYPSE committee at the college.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Roles Distributor Screenings
2004 TransParent Director MamSir Productions 2009 : Manchester Pride Film Festival

2008: Kansai Queer Film Festival (Japan)

WTTW Public Broadcasting (Chicago)

2007: Out and Equal Workplace Summit

2006: Hamburg International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

2005: San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

2008 Against a Trans Narrative Director, and Film Editor. Video Data Bank
2012 Thick Relations Director
2013 No Place but Between Us Director
2015 Paternal Rites Director

TransParent was released in 2004. It looks at the conventional structures of what makes someone "female" or "male" and the ways in which gender forms the perspectives of who and what you are.[2]

Against a Trans Narrative was released in 2008. The running time is 61 minutes.[8] This film is a personal look into the collective lives of trans peoples stories that is displayed in a non-linear format that attests to Rosskam's experimental style. Rosskam looks to go against the normal conventions of storytelling to bring a piece that is able to generate a discussion around the topics gender identity in society.[8]

Thick Relations was released in 2012. The running time is 85 minutes. Rosskam takes an original look at the queer communities within cities. Rather than define the relationships and lives of these peoples Rosskam looks to provide a candid representation that is open to ones personal understanding.[4][5]

No Place But Between Us[9] was released in 2013.

Paternal Rites [10] was released in 2015. This is an essay style film focusing on the issues and complexity of family connections.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosskam, Jules. "TIES That Bind Are Fragile & Often Imaginary: Community, Identity Politics & the Limits of Representation": Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. November 2010, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p335-342. 8p. doi:10.1080/0740770X.2010.529256 accessed October 17, 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52607fcee4b0166b5caaaec1/t/5278587ee4b0b100b905f5a5/1383618686220/The+Ties+That+Bind.pdf
  2. 1 2 3 Rondot, Sarah Ray. "Radical Epistemologies in Twenty-First Century Trans* Life Narratives." PhD Dissertation. Order No. 3730783, University of Oregon, 2015. http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734456754
  3. ↑ "Jules Rosskam". Video Data Bank School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Jules Rosskam Website, Jules Rosskam, accessed September 29, 2016. http://www.julesrosskam.com/
  5. 1 2 Rosskam, Jules. "Porous Cels": TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. Duke University Press November 4, 2014, Vol 1. doi:10.1215/23289252-2815264. accessed October 18, 2016. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52607fcee4b0166b5caaaec1/t/54b82bb8e4b06e38ad595992/1421355960927/Rosskam-TSQ+v1n4+2014.pdf
  6. ↑ "Devyn Manibo Receives 2013 Princess Grace Award in Film". www.hampshire.edu. Hampshire College. 24 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mel Mel Sukekawa-Mooring". Hampshire College. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Ryan, Joelle Ruby. "Diversifying and complicating representations of trans lives: five documentaries about gender identity." Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources 31, no. 3 (2010): 10+. Academic OneFile (accessed September 29, 2016). http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=ocul_carleton&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA242020506&sid=summon&asid=db262643dd1bb9023a13c7ccd3040553.
  9. ↑ Sember, Robert (December 2013). "JULES ROSSKAM WITH ROBERT SEMBER". Issue Project Room.
  10. ↑ "MOVING IMAGE FUND 2016 Pre-Production Grantees" (PDF).
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