Jenni Olson

Jenni Olson

Jenni Olson (born October 6, 1962) is an American film curator, filmmaker, author, and LGBT film historian. She was born and raised in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. She co-founded the pioneering LGBT website PlanetOut, and campaigned to have a barrier erected on the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent suicides. Olson was educated at the University of Minnesota. In 1986, while still a student, Olson co-founded the Minneapolis/St.Paul Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Transgender Film Festival, initially under the name Lavender Images. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Jenni Olson
  • Popularity: 0.332
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1962-10-06
  • Place of Birth: Falcon Heights, Minnesota, USA
  • Homepage: http://royalroadmovie.weebly.com
  • Also Known As: Дженни Олсон, Jenni Olsen
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Jenni Olson Movies

  • 1996
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    Jodie: An Icon

    Jodie: An Icon

    1 1996 HD

    Jodie is a fast paced, breezy look at the transatlantic phenomenon that has made Hollywood actress Jodie Foster an icon for lesbians who identify...

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  • 2011
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    Vito

    Vito

    7.4 2011 HD

    In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He...

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  • 2009
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    Official Rejection

    Official Rejection

    5.2 2009 HD

    A documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, Ten 'til Noon, along the film festival circuit,...

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  • 2015
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    The Royal Road

    The Royal Road

    5.4 2015 HD

    A fascinating and unlikely reinvention story, The Royal Road simultaneously explores cinematic spiritual channeling, the conquest and colonization of...

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  • 2001
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    Meep Meep!

    Meep Meep!

    1 2001 HD

    Dutch doors, warehouse windows, and empty streets provide the background for a short tale about past lust and lost love. This glimpse into the drama...

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  • 2006
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    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

    5.7 2006 HD

    A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback...

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  • 2018
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    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    0.5 2018 HD

    The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of...

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  • 2019
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    In Nomine Patris

    In Nomine Patris

    2.5 2019 HD

    A brief reflection on faith, self-loathing and Studs Lonigan.

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  • 1994
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    Sometimes

    Sometimes

    1 1994 HD

    A concise poetic summary of butch identity.

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  • 1991
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    Levi's 501s

    Levi's 501s

    1 1991 HD

    A provocative lesbian spoof of the famous early '90s ad campaign: "What do you do in your 501s?"

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  • 1991
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    Levi's 501s

    Levi's 501s

    1 1991 HD

    A provocative lesbian spoof of the famous early '90s ad campaign: "What do you do in your 501s?"

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  • 1991
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    Levi's 501s

    Levi's 501s

    1 1991 HD

    A provocative lesbian spoof of the famous early '90s ad campaign: "What do you do in your 501s?"

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  • 1991
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    Levi's 501s

    Levi's 501s

    1 1991 HD

    A provocative lesbian spoof of the famous early '90s ad campaign: "What do you do in your 501s?"

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  • 1999
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    The Offering

    The Offering

    1 1999 HD

    An offering is passed repeatedly between a Japanese monk and a young novice as their relationship evolves from their initial encounter through their...

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  • 2005
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    The Joy of Life

    The Joy of Life

    5.2 2005 HD

    A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold, lyrical voice-over to...

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  • 2014
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    Sticks & Stones

    Sticks & Stones

    1 2014 HD

    Bambi Lake, a notorious San Francisco transgender performer and entertainer, takes us on a stroll down Polk Street, sharing anecdotes and the history...

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  • 2023
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    Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

    Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

    1 2023 HD

    Follows the lives of four queer masculine-presenting BIPOC – all assigned female at birth – as they challenge conceptions of gender...

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  • 1993
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    Homo Promo

    Homo Promo

    5.5 1993 HD

    How did Hollywood pitch movies about gays and lesbians between 1956 and 1977? Here are theatrical trailers for 27 mainstream and art-house films,...

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  • 2015
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    The Royal Road

    The Royal Road

    5.4 2015 HD

    A fascinating and unlikely reinvention story, The Royal Road simultaneously explores cinematic spiritual channeling, the conquest and colonization of...

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  • 2002
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    Family Fundamentals

    Family Fundamentals

    4.2 2002 HD

    With a rare gift for unflinching impartiality, director Arthur Dong delves into the lives and attitudes of fundamentalist families who actively...

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  • 2015
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    The Royal Road

    The Royal Road

    5.4 2015 HD

    A fascinating and unlikely reinvention story, The Royal Road simultaneously explores cinematic spiritual channeling, the conquest and colonization of...

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  • 2002
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    Trailers Schmailers

    Trailers Schmailers

    1 2002 HD

    From the Marx Brothers to Schindler's List, this compilation of Jewish film trailers offers a glimpse at the history of Jews in American cinema. A...

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  • 2009
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    575 Castro St.

    575 Castro St.

    4 2009 HD

    Images set to a tape recording that slain San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk made in November 1977 to be played in case he was killed.

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  • 1998
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    Blue Diary

    Blue Diary

    5.2 1998 HD

    Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes this experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a butch dyke pining over a one...

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  • 2001
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    Meep Meep!

    Meep Meep!

    1 2001 HD

    Dutch doors, warehouse windows, and empty streets provide the background for a short tale about past lust and lost love. This glimpse into the drama...

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  • 2021
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    No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

    No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

    5.8 2021 HD

    A feature-length documentary film-in-progress chronicling the birth and development of LGBTQ comics through the eyes of several of its pioneers. The...

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  • 1997
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    Afro Promo

    Afro Promo

    1 1997 HD

    A series of thirty-two trailers put together to illustrate the film industry's attitude to and packaging of African-American screen imagery.

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  • 2017
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    AWOL

    AWOL

    5.7 2017 HD

    A young woman in the Army must make tough decisions when her love for an older woman causes her to question just where she is going. Adapted from Deb...

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  • 1995
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    Trailer Camp

    Trailer Camp

    1 1995 HD

    Film archivist and former director of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Jenni Olson created this fast-paced and often funny, campy...

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  • 1993
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    She's Safe

    She's Safe

    1 1993 HD

    Learning can be fun! This package of woman-to-woman safer sex videos features a spicy batch of public service announcements (PSAs) and an...

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  • 2001
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    By Hook or by Crook

    By Hook or by Crook

    4.8 2001 HD

    Shy is a transgender man who leaves his small town after the death of his father, and heads to the big city to live a life of crime. Along the way,...

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  • 2019
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    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    5 2019 HD

    Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...

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  • 2019
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    In Nomine Patris

    In Nomine Patris

    2.5 2019 HD

    A brief reflection on faith, self-loathing and Studs Lonigan.

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  • 2019
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    In Nomine Patris

    In Nomine Patris

    2.5 2019 HD

    A brief reflection on faith, self-loathing and Studs Lonigan.

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  • 1994
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    Sometimes

    Sometimes

    1 1994 HD

    A concise poetic summary of butch identity.

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  • 2019
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    In Nomine Patris

    In Nomine Patris

    2.5 2019 HD

    A brief reflection on faith, self-loathing and Studs Lonigan.

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  • 2019
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    In Nomine Patris

    In Nomine Patris

    2.5 2019 HD

    A brief reflection on faith, self-loathing and Studs Lonigan.

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  • 2019
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    In Nomine Patris

    In Nomine Patris

    2.5 2019 HD

    A brief reflection on faith, self-loathing and Studs Lonigan.

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  • 2015
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    The Royal Road

    The Royal Road

    5.4 2015 HD

    A fascinating and unlikely reinvention story, The Royal Road simultaneously explores cinematic spiritual channeling, the conquest and colonization of...

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  • 2005
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    The Joy of Life

    The Joy of Life

    5.2 2005 HD

    A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold, lyrical voice-over to...

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  • 2009
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    575 Castro St.

    575 Castro St.

    4 2009 HD

    Images set to a tape recording that slain San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk made in November 1977 to be played in case he was killed.

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  • 1998
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    Blue Diary

    Blue Diary

    5.2 1998 HD

    Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes this experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a butch dyke pining over a one...

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  • 2009
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    575 Castro St.

    575 Castro St.

    4 2009 HD

    Images set to a tape recording that slain San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk made in November 1977 to be played in case he was killed.

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  • 2001
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    Meep Meep!

    Meep Meep!

    1 2001 HD

    Dutch doors, warehouse windows, and empty streets provide the background for a short tale about past lust and lost love. This glimpse into the drama...

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  • 2003
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    Matzo Maidels

    Matzo Maidels

    3 2003 HD

    Brooklyn Bloomberg and friends do some steamy kibbutzing in this fascinating piece of Yiddish-keit, circa 1923. Rare 16mm archival erotica footage is...

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  • 1997
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    Blow-Up

    Blow-Up

    1 1997 HD

    Girl, knife and doll come together in this controversial dramatization of the original early 1990s Tribe 8 queer punk band "Masochist Medley" stage...

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  • 1994
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    Sometimes

    Sometimes

    1 1994 HD

    A concise poetic summary of butch identity.

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Sometimes

    Sometimes

    1 1994 HD

    A concise poetic summary of butch identity.

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Matzo Maidels

    Matzo Maidels

    3 2003 HD

    Brooklyn Bloomberg and friends do some steamy kibbutzing in this fascinating piece of Yiddish-keit, circa 1923. Rare 16mm archival erotica footage is...

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  • 2012
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    Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew

    Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew

    1 2012 HD

    A gay Naked Yoga teacher examines how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affects the lives of American Jews.

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