Directing
Kimberly Peirce
Born
1967-09-08 (59)
Place of birth
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
20 titles
Kimberly Peirce (born September 6, 1967) is an American feature film director, notable for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kimberly Peirce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
6.1An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.
Carrie
2013
7.4A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
Boys Don't Cry
1999
6.1A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Stop-Loss
2008
6.2An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
This Changes Everything
2019
7.1Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
6.2A four-part documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022
Film credits
2010s · 5 titles
6.2An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
This Changes Everything
2019
3.3Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
6.6At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.
Half the Picture
2018
6.2Take a peek behind the making of the 2013 remake of Carrie, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.
Creating Carrie
2014
NRContemporary filmmakers discuss their love of “Raging Bull” and how it’s influenced their own filmmaking process.
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
2011
2000s · 2 titles
7.1Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
7.2On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting.
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.1An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.
Carrie
2013
7.4A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
Boys Don't Cry
1999
7.4A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
Boys Don't Cry
1999
6.1A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Stop-Loss
2008
6.1A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Stop-Loss
2008
6.1A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Stop-Loss
2008
An experimental contemporary twist on Romeo and Juliet in which time runs out for two star-crossed lovers from different worlds that are caught amidst a world war in which one lover always lives and the other always dies
The Last Good Breath
1993
An experimental contemporary twist on Romeo and Juliet in which time runs out for two star-crossed lovers from different worlds that are caught amidst a world war in which one lover always lives and the other always dies
The Last Good Breath
1993
9.0The original short film that inspired the 1999 version of Boys Don't Cry.
Boys Don't Cry
1995
9.0The original short film that inspired the 1999 version of Boys Don't Cry.
Boys Don't Cry
1995