Directing
Kathleen Collins
Born — Died
1942-03-18 — 1988-09-18
Place of birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Kathleen Collins was an activist with SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement who went on to carve out a career for herself as a playwright and filmmaker during a time when black women were rarely seen in those roles. Her most known work is the film Losing Ground, followed perhaps by two plays, In the Midnight Hour, and The Brothers.
Known for
6.2Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
Losing Ground
1982
6.2The adventures of three Puerto Rican brothers scraping by while contending with the ghost of their dead father. The three brothers are tasked with refurbishing the house of Miss Malloy, but undercurrents of the past keep resurfacing.
The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy
1980
Behind the camera
6.2Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
Losing Ground
1982
6.2Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
Losing Ground
1982
6.2The adventures of three Puerto Rican brothers scraping by while contending with the ghost of their dead father. The three brothers are tasked with refurbishing the house of Miss Malloy, but undercurrents of the past keep resurfacing.
The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy
1980
6.2The adventures of three Puerto Rican brothers scraping by while contending with the ghost of their dead father. The three brothers are tasked with refurbishing the house of Miss Malloy, but undercurrents of the past keep resurfacing.
The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy
1980