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'''Sarah Jacobson''' (born ] ], ]; died ] ], ]) was a independent filmmaker, writing, producing, and filming her own movies.

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'''Sarah Jacobson''' (August 25, 1971 – February 13, 2004) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

==Early life==
Jacobson was born in Connecticut, moved to New Jersey in 1975, then to Edina, Minnesota in 1982. She graduated with honors from ] in ] in 1989.<ref name=citypages2004>{{cite news|last=Sinagra |first=Laura |title=Grrrl, Interrupted |work=] |date=March 10, 2004 |url=http://www.citypages.com/2004-03-10/movies/grrrl-interrupted/}}</ref> She attended ] before transferring to the ] in 1991 to study film.<ref name="Indiewire" /> While attending SFAI with ] as her mentor, Jacobson began making '']''.


==Career== ==Career==
After studying with ], Jacobson began making her first film while in her early twenties. Sarah Jacobson's two major releases were '']'' and '']''. Both were very well-received at film festivals across North America, such as the ], the ] and ]. ''I Was a Teenage Serial Killer'' featured songs by ] band ] and Jacobson's films were particularly admired within this community. She was listed in ] Magazine as one of the "Top Influences on Girl Culture." <ref name=cp>{{cite news Jacobson's two most well-known works are ''I Was a Teenage Serial Killer'' and '']''. Both were well received at film festivals across North America such as the ], the ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nelson|first=Rob|date=12 February 1997|title=Grrr-ella Filmmaking|url=http://www.citypages.com/1997-02-12/arts/grrr-ella-filmmaking/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902162553/http://www.citypages.com/1997-02-12/arts/grrr-ella-filmmaking/|archive-date=2 September 2010}}</ref> ''I Was a Teenage Serial Killer'' featured songs by ]. She was listed in ] as one of the "Top Influences on Girl Culture".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lorber|first=Danny|date=1998-08-31|title=Ready to go to any lengths for her pic|url=https://variety.com/1998/scene/vpage/ready-to-go-to-any-lengths-for-her-pic-1117479960/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=1999-03-11|title="Girl Power"|url=https://jewishjournal.com/old_stories/1518/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Jewish Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> '']'', in its ''Film Threat Video Guide'', labeled it as one of the "25 Underground Films You Must See".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-02-18|title=Sarah Jacobson Memorial Screenings in New York |website=Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/sarah-jacobson-memorial-screenings-in-new-york/|access-date=2021-04-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
| last = Adams
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| title = The Virgin Machine
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| date = January 7–14, 1999
| url = http://www.citypaper.net/articles/010799/critmas.virgin.shtml
| accessdate = }} </ref> Also outspoken in their praise were film critic ], filmmaker ] and ] of ].<ref name=fm>{{


Also outspoken in their praise were film critic ], filmmaker ], and ] of ].<ref name="fm">{{cite web|year=2004|title=Sarah Jacobson Memorials|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/blog/2004/02/sarah-jacobson-memorials.php|access-date=2006-12-16|website=Filmmaker Magazine: Blog}}</ref> ], writing in the '']'', considered ''I Was A Teenage Serial Killer'' "a key film of that decade's angrily subversive underground cinema".<ref name="vv">{{cite web|last=Halter|first=Ed|year=2004|title=Sarah Jacobson 1971-2004|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0408,halter,51309,20.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010050121/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0408,halter,51309,20.html|archive-date=10 October 2007|access-date=2006-12-16|work=]}}</ref>
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| author= | publisher=Filmmaker Magazine: Blog | year= 2004
| url= http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/blog/2004/02/sarah-jacobson-memorials.php
| title= Sarah Jacobson Memorials
| accessdate=2006-12-16


Jacobson's films were reviewed in such publications such as '']'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=January 15, 1999 |title=Teen-Agers in the Bible Belt Discovering Sex and Booze |pages=20 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taubin |first=Amy |date=Jan 19, 1999 |title=Women on top |pages=61 |work=The Village Voice}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Morgan |first=Frances |date=January 2014 |title=Grrrls on Film |journal=Sight and Sound |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=58–59}}</ref> and the '']''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Craughwell |first=Kathleen |date=March 12, 1999 |title=Movie Review; 'Not a Virgin Anymore' Dulls Down Sexy Topic |pages=18 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Clippings from Jacobson's personal papers, which are housed at ] ] and Special Collections, include interviews of her as well as reviews and commentary on her work from '']'', '']'', ], and '']'', among others.<ref name=":1" />
}}</ref> Ed Halter, writing in the '']'', considered ''I Was A Teenage Serial Killer'',"...a key film of that decade's angrily subversive underground cinema."<ref name=vv>{{


Her low-budget feature film ''Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore'' and the grassroots manner in which Jacobson promoted it won her recognition in her specific field. ''Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore'' starred Lisa Gerstein and Beth Allen of the band The Loudmouths, whose music—along with that of ] and ]—is featured in the film. ] also appears in a cameo role. Following the release of this film, Jacobson directed videos for the bands ] and ].
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With the success of her films, Jacobson was an important champion of the ] approach to filmmaking and wrote for several publications, including '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' on the topic. She was a contributor to the film ] '']'', a project created by ] to showcase women's independently made and DIY films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U-Matic Chainletter – Joanie 4 Jackie|url=http://www.joanie4jackie.com/chainletter/u-matic-chainletter/|access-date=2021-04-16|language=en-US}}</ref> Jacobson was also a participant in ], a do-it-yourself traveling film festival.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}
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Jacobson was the author of the progressive S.T.I.G.M.A. Manifesto (Sisters Together in Girlie Movie-Making Action).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nastasi|first=Alison|title=50 Underground Filmmakers Everyone Should Know|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/478486/50-underground-filmmakers-everyone-should-know|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Flavorwire|date=September 24, 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
Sarah Jacobson has been interviewed, reviewed and written about in such national publications as ], ], ], ] and ], among others. She is frequently referred to as "Queen of the Underground Cinema". Her feature film ''Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore'' cemented that reputation and, in particular, the novel, grassroots manner in which Jacobson promoted the film garnered her much recognition in her specific field. ''Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore'' starred Lisa Gerstein and Beth Roman Allen of the band The Loudmouths, whose music, along with that of ] and ], is featured in the film. ] also appears in a cameo role. ] Magazine, in their ''Film Threat Video Guide'' book, considered it one of the "25 Underground Films You Must See". After the release of this film, Jacobson directed videos for the bands ] and ].


"Everyone talks about living in the post #MeToo era", said Jacobson's friend ]. "Here was a woman who made films in the '90s; who was screaming about that stuff in her work and in her life before it became a fashion accessory button at a Hollywood awards ceremony".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kies|first=Alex|date=8 January 2020|title=Remembering Sarah Jacobson, the badass filmmaker that brought Riot Grrrl sensibility to theaters|url=http://www.citypages.com/arts/remembering-sarah-jacobson-the-badass-filmmaker-that-brought-riot-grrrl-sensibility-to-theaters/566790221|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108225025/http://www.citypages.com/arts/remembering-sarah-jacobson-the-badass-filmmaker-that-brought-riot-grrrl-sensibility-to-theaters/566790221|archive-date=8 January 2020|website=]}}</ref>
As a result of the success of her films, Jacobson was an important champion of the ] approach to filmmaking and wrote for several publications, including ], ], ] and ] on the topic. She was a contributor to the film ], '']'', a project created by ] to showcase womens' independently made and DIY films. Jacobson was also a participant in ], a do-it-yourself travelling film festival. In 2000. she directed a short documentary about the ] '']'' for the ] television channel's show ''Split Screen''. The same year Sarah Jacobson was featured in a cameo role in the independent film ''GodAss'' by Esther Bell, which starred ] of the ].


Jacobson wrote an unproduced feature-length script titled ''Sleaze'' about “an all-girl band on tour in Missoula, Mont., who hook up with the town geek.”<ref name=":0" />
She had just completed writing the screenplay for her next film when Jacobson died of uterine cancer in 2004. After her death, Marc Savlov, writing in the '']'', said, "There's no doubt in the minds of anyone...that she greatly helped stoke the flames of the guerilla and indie filmmaking movement while becoming a voice for grrrl-positive cineastes everywhere". Memorial screenings devoted to Sarah's work were held in most major cities accross the US, including New York, San Francisco, Austin and Chicago, as well as in Switzerland. Upon her death, The Sarah Jacobson Film Grant was set up and annually awards grants to young female directors.

==Death==
Jacobson died from ] in New York City on February 13, 2004, aged 32.<ref name=Indiewire>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2004/02/remembering-diy-queen-sarah-jacobson-1971-2004-79130/ |title=Remembering DIY Queen Sarah Jacobson, 1971-2004 |last=Hernandez |first=Eugene |date=February 18, 2004 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |work=]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
After her death, Marc Savlov wrote in ''],'' "There's no doubt in the minds of anyone ... that she greatly helped stoke the flames of the guerilla and indie filmmaking movement while becoming a voice for grrrl-positive cineastes everywhere".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Savlov|first=Marc|date=February 27, 2004|title=In Memoriam: Sarah Jacobson|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2004-02-27/198969/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=www.austinchronicle.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the ''New York Press'', Jacobson is reputed to be the "Queen of Underground Cinema".<ref name="nypress.com">{{cite web|last=Flesh |first=Henry |title=Sarah Jacobson's final work |url=http://www.nypress.com/17/7/nyc/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406023816/http://www.nypress.com/17/7/nyc/ |archivedate=2008-04-06 |accessdate=2008-10-05 |website=New York Press}}</ref>

The Sarah Jacobson Film Grant was set up by Sarah’s longtime friend and collaborator filmmaker ] and annually awards grants to young female and gender-nonconforming directors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarah Jacobson Film Grant {{!}} Free History Project|url=https://freehistoryproject.org/sarah-jacobson-film-grant|access-date=2021-04-16|language=en-US}}</ref> The Sarah Jacobson Papers are located in the ] at ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Guide to the Sarah G. Jacobson Papers MSS.157|url=http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/jacobson/index.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=dlib.nyu.edu}}</ref>

A compilation of Jacobson's films was released on DVD and Blu-ray by the American Genre Film Archive on September 17, 2019.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Films of Sarah Jacobson Blu-ray|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=25109|access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
* '']'' (1993) * ''Sweet Miss: The Disco Years'' (1988)
*''Road Movie (Or - What I Learned In A Buick Station Wagon)'' (1991)
* '']'' (1997)
* '']'' (2000) *'']'' (1993)
* "''Sferic Waves''" - ] (music video) (1996)
*''Technicolor-Yawn-Fluffy'' (1996)
* '']'' (1996)
* ''The Making of ]'' (2000)
*''Bra Shopping'' (2002)
*''High School Reunion'' (2003)
*''True Love Mohawk''


==References== ==References==

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== Further reading ==
==Sources==
* Dixon, Wheeler Winston. ''The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and Future of the Moving Image'' (''The Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video''). State University of New York Press March 2000 {{ISBN|0-7914-4515-1}}

* Dixon, Wheeler Winston. The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and Future of the Moving Image (The Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video). State University of New York Press March 2000 ISBN: 0791445151


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Sarah Jacobson
Born(1971-08-25)August 25, 1971
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 2004(2004-02-13) (aged 32)
New York City, U.S.
EducationEdina High School, San Francisco Art Institute, Bard College
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1993–2004

Sarah Jacobson (August 25, 1971 – February 13, 2004) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Early life

Jacobson was born in Connecticut, moved to New Jersey in 1975, then to Edina, Minnesota in 1982. She graduated with honors from Edina High School in Edina, Minnesota in 1989. She attended Bard College before transferring to the San Francisco Art Institute in 1991 to study film. While attending SFAI with George Kuchar as her mentor, Jacobson began making I Was a Teenage Serial Killer.

Career

Jacobson's two most well-known works are I Was a Teenage Serial Killer and Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore. Both were well received at film festivals across North America such as the New York Underground Film Festival, the Chicago Underground Film Festival, and Sundance. I Was a Teenage Serial Killer featured songs by Heavens to Betsy. She was listed in Spin as one of the "Top Influences on Girl Culture". Film Threat, in its Film Threat Video Guide, labeled it as one of the "25 Underground Films You Must See".

Also outspoken in their praise were film critic Roger Ebert, filmmaker Allison Anders, and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. Ed Halter, writing in the Village Voice, considered I Was A Teenage Serial Killer "a key film of that decade's angrily subversive underground cinema".

Jacobson's films were reviewed in such publications such as The New York Times, The Village Voice, Sight and Sound, and the Los Angeles Times. Clippings from Jacobson's personal papers, which are housed at New York University Fales Library and Special Collections, include interviews of her as well as reviews and commentary on her work from Spin, Bust, Bitch magazine, and Film Threat, among others.

Her low-budget feature film Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore and the grassroots manner in which Jacobson promoted it won her recognition in her specific field. Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore starred Lisa Gerstein and Beth Allen of the band The Loudmouths, whose music—along with that of Babes In Toyland and Mudhoney—is featured in the film. Jello Biafra also appears in a cameo role. Following the release of this film, Jacobson directed videos for the bands Man or Astroman and Fluffy.

With the success of her films, Jacobson was an important champion of the DIY approach to filmmaking and wrote for several publications, including Punk Planet, Grand Royal, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and Indiewire on the topic. She was a contributor to the film zine Joanie4Jackie, a project created by Miranda July to showcase women's independently made and DIY films. Jacobson was also a participant in DiY Fest, a do-it-yourself traveling film festival.

Jacobson was the author of the progressive S.T.I.G.M.A. Manifesto (Sisters Together in Girlie Movie-Making Action).

"Everyone talks about living in the post #MeToo era", said Jacobson's friend Jake Fogelnest. "Here was a woman who made films in the '90s; who was screaming about that stuff in her work and in her life before it became a fashion accessory button at a Hollywood awards ceremony".

Jacobson wrote an unproduced feature-length script titled Sleaze about “an all-girl band on tour in Missoula, Mont., who hook up with the town geek.”

Death

Jacobson died from endometrial cancer in New York City on February 13, 2004, aged 32.

Legacy

After her death, Marc Savlov wrote in The Austin Chronicle, "There's no doubt in the minds of anyone ... that she greatly helped stoke the flames of the guerilla and indie filmmaking movement while becoming a voice for grrrl-positive cineastes everywhere".

According to the New York Press, Jacobson is reputed to be the "Queen of Underground Cinema".

The Sarah Jacobson Film Grant was set up by Sarah’s longtime friend and collaborator filmmaker Sam Green and annually awards grants to young female and gender-nonconforming directors. The Sarah Jacobson Papers are located in the Fales Library at New York University.

A compilation of Jacobson's films was released on DVD and Blu-ray by the American Genre Film Archive on September 17, 2019.

Filmography

References

  1. Sinagra, Laura (March 10, 2004). "Grrrl, Interrupted". City Pages.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (February 18, 2004). "Remembering DIY Queen Sarah Jacobson, 1971-2004". Indiewire. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. Nelson, Rob (February 12, 1997). "Grrr-ella Filmmaking". Archived from the original on September 2, 2010.
  4. Lorber, Danny (August 31, 1998). "Ready to go to any lengths for her pic". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ ""Girl Power"". Jewish Journal. March 11, 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. "Sarah Jacobson Memorial Screenings in New York". Film Threat. February 18, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. "Sarah Jacobson Memorials". Filmmaker Magazine: Blog. 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
  8. Halter, Ed (2004). "Sarah Jacobson 1971-2004". Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
  9. Holden, Stephen (January 15, 1999). "Teen-Agers in the Bible Belt Discovering Sex and Booze". The New York Times. p. 20.
  10. Taubin, Amy (January 19, 1999). "Women on top". The Village Voice. p. 61.
  11. Morgan, Frances (January 2014). "Grrrls on Film". Sight and Sound. 24 (1): 58–59.
  12. Craughwell, Kathleen (March 12, 1999). "Movie Review; 'Not a Virgin Anymore' Dulls Down Sexy Topic". Los Angeles Times. p. 18.
  13. ^ "Guide to the Sarah G. Jacobson Papers MSS.157". dlib.nyu.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  14. "U-Matic Chainletter – Joanie 4 Jackie". Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  15. Nastasi, Alison (September 24, 2014). "50 Underground Filmmakers Everyone Should Know". Flavorwire. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  16. Kies, Alex (January 8, 2020). "Remembering Sarah Jacobson, the badass filmmaker that brought Riot Grrrl sensibility to theaters". City Pages. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020.
  17. Savlov, Marc (February 27, 2004). "In Memoriam: Sarah Jacobson". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  18. Flesh, Henry. "Sarah Jacobson's final work". New York Press. Archived from the original on April 6, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  19. "Sarah Jacobson Film Grant | Free History Project". Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  20. The Films of Sarah Jacobson Blu-ray, retrieved April 16, 2021

Further reading

  • Dixon, Wheeler Winston. The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and Future of the Moving Image (The Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video). State University of New York Press March 2000 ISBN 0-7914-4515-1

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