Samuael Topiary

Samuael Topiary

New York City, New York

www.topiary.land/about

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Valencia 2013 (0.5)

Valencia is a collaboration between a national community of queer filmmakers to adapt the underground classic memoir into a kaleidoscopic vision of San Francisco's Mission District in the early 90s during the rise of a punk lesbian diaspora told through the experiences of Michelle, a single rootless twenty-something searching for sex and love, drugs and adventure.
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Lesbian Custody 2025

A video essay about the personal and political context of a landmark lesbian feminist documentary film from 1977 called "In the Best Interests of the Children" about lesbian mothers fighting to regain custody of their children in the 1970s. As a nearly forgotten period of LGBTQ+ history, this documentary short introduces us to now retired filmmaker Frances Reid (award winning cinematographer and director) and her “step-daughter” Julie Stevens while they look through the film’s archives, discuss the making of the film and their personal relationship.
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Atalanta 1998

A queer, dance-film adaptation of the Greek myth of Atalanta, the girl who can run as fast as the wind. Shot and edited entirely on super-8 film, on location in mythical San Francisco locations, the film was originally presented as a silent film with live orchestra and narration.
Samuael Topiary

Samuael Topiary

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Most Known for...

Movie Picture

Atalanta 1998

A queer, dance-film adaptation of the Greek myth of Atalanta, the girl who can run as fast as the wind. Shot and edited entirely on super-8 film, on location in mythical San Francisco locations, the film was originally presented as a silent film with live orchestra and narration.