Directing
Kristen Parker Lovell
Place of birth
Yonkers, New York, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
5 titles
Kristen Parker Lovell (born c. 1980) is an American trans rights activist, filmmaker, and former sex worker. After experiencing homelessness as a teenager in New York City during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Lovell went on to work for various organisations advocating for the rights of trans people and sex workers. After studying filmmaking at Lincoln Center, she went on to co-direct the documentary film The Stroll (2023), based in part on her experiences as a sex worker. In 2007, Lovell was featured in the documentary film Queer Street, where she was interviewed about her experiences as a queer homeless youth. Lovell subsequently stated that her discomfort at the film being made by non-q…
Known for
1.0Laganja Estranja teaches a dance class in London followed by a performance at the West 5.
Laganja's Dance School
2019
5.2Traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina's transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
The Garden Left Behind
2020
6.5The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.
The Stroll
2023
1.0A brief portrait of seven homeless GLBT youth in a shelter in New York City.
Queer Streets
2007
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.2Traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina's transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
The Garden Left Behind
2020
6.5The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.
The Stroll
2023