Geri Ashur

Geri Ashur

1946-11-27
37 (1984-07-22)
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Geri Ashur (1946-1984) was an American film editor, screenwriter, foreign language dubbing specialist, and filmmaker.

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Geri Ashur (1946-1984) was an American film editor, screenwriter, foreign language dubbing specialist, and filmmaker.

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Janie's Janie 1971 (7)

The Newsreel collective’s JANIE’S JANIE breaks with the group’s usual format for a more personal approach, following a woman’s journey to self-determination after years of mental and physical abuse; or, as Janie says, “First I was my father’s Janie, then I was my Charlie’s Janie, now I’m Janie’s Janie."
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Make Out 1970

As a young couple make out in a car, we hear the woman’s stream of consciousness thoughts. She worries about her reputation and whether he’ll try to “go all the way.”
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Me & Stella 1976

Geri Ashur’s Me & Stella traces the life of blues musician, folk singer, and composer Elizabeth Cotten—and her guitar, Stella—who is best known for writing the folk standard “Freight Train.” After spending her early teenage years writing songs and playing the guitar, Cotten put her musical career on hold for three decades. Encouraged by the very musical Seeger family, for whom she worked as a maid, Cotten started recording and became a star in the 1960s burgeoning folk revival at an age when most people are contemplating retirement.