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Tom Kalin (born 1962) is an award-winning screenwriter
Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scenarists are scriptwriters who write the screenplays from which films and television programs are made.Most screenwriters start their careers writing on speculation....
, film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 and producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
. His debut feature, Swoon
Swoon (film)

Swoon is an independent film written and directed by Tom Kalin, released in 1992 in film. It is an account of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other movies based on the case....
, is considered an integral part of the New Queer Cinema
New Queer Cinema

New Queer Cinema is the seemingly simultaneous appearance on the independent film film circuit of movies dealing openly and even aggressively with queer, politics, and identity that began in the early 1990s....
. In addition to his feature work, Kalin has created a number of short films, many of which are collected in the compilations Behold Goliath or The Boy With the Filthy Laugh, Third Known Nest and Tom Kalin Videoworks: Volume 2.

Much of Kalin's work touches on issues of homosexuality
Homosexuality

Homosexuality refers to human sexual behavior or same-sex attraction between people of the same sex or to homosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "having sexual and romantic attraction primarily or exclusively to members of one?s own sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social identi...
 (both modern-day and historical) and AIDS
AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the HIV ....
.






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Tom Kalin (born 1962) is an award-winning screenwriter
Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scenarists are scriptwriters who write the screenplays from which films and television programs are made.Most screenwriters start their careers writing on speculation....
, film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 and producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
. His debut feature, Swoon
Swoon (film)

Swoon is an independent film written and directed by Tom Kalin, released in 1992 in film. It is an account of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other movies based on the case....
, is considered an integral part of the New Queer Cinema
New Queer Cinema

New Queer Cinema is the seemingly simultaneous appearance on the independent film film circuit of movies dealing openly and even aggressively with queer, politics, and identity that began in the early 1990s....
. In addition to his feature work, Kalin has created a number of short films, many of which are collected in the compilations Behold Goliath or The Boy With the Filthy Laugh, Third Known Nest and Tom Kalin Videoworks: Volume 2.

Much of Kalin's work touches on issues of homosexuality
Homosexuality

Homosexuality refers to human sexual behavior or same-sex attraction between people of the same sex or to homosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "having sexual and romantic attraction primarily or exclusively to members of one?s own sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social identi...
 (both modern-day and historical) and AIDS
AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the HIV ....
. He was a member of two AIDS direct action groups, ACT UP and Gran Fury
Gran Fury

Gran Fury was an activist/artist collective that came together in 1988. The group was formed as a spin-off from the original group Act_up Gran Fury did a number of works representing their outrage towards the AIDS pandemic, as well as to point out the governments lack of action towards finding a cure or informing the public....
. His work has won much critical acclaim and garnered a number of awards and nominations, including honors from the Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin, Germany....
, Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. It is the largest Independent film cinema festival in the U.S....
 and a number of gay
Gay

The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree," "happy," or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637....
 and lesbian
Lesbian

File:Lesbian Couple from back holding hands.jpgLesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females....
 film festivals. Kalin won the Gotham Awards
Gotham Awards

The Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to independent films and those who make them which takes place in New York City . Part of the IFP , "the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film" , the Gotham Awards was inaugurated in 1991 as a means of showcasing and honoring films made p...
 Open Palm Award (for Swoon
Swoon (film)

Swoon is an independent film written and directed by Tom Kalin, released in 1992 in film. It is an account of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other movies based on the case....
) and has been nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984 in film, are awards dedicated to Independent film.Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films....
. He has taught graduate-level filmmaking classes at Columbia University School of the Arts
Columbia University School of the Arts

The Columbia University School of the Arts , also known simply as the School of the Arts or as SoA, is the division of the university that offers Master of Fine Arts degrees in Film, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, and Writing....
.

Kalin's current project is Savage Grace
Savage Grace

Savage Grace is a 2007 in film film starring Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, and Elena Anaya. The film is directed by Tom Kalin and written by Howard Rodman, based on the book Savage Grace by Natalie Robins and Steven M....
, slated for release in 2007
2007 in film

The year '2007 in film' saw major releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ,The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Transformers , TMNT , Saw IV, and Live Free or Die Hard as well as releases of third installment films, such as: The Bourne Ultimatum , Pirates of the Caribbean:...
. Savage Grace tells the story of the 1972 Barbara Daly Baekeland
Barbara Daly Baekeland

Barbara Daly Baekeland was a wealthy socialite who was murdered by her son, Antony Baekeland on November 17, 1972. She was the wife of Brooks Baekeland, grandson of Leo Baekeland, founder of Bakelite plastic....
 murder case and stars Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning and four time Academy Award-nominated United States actress....
 as Baekeland.

Partial filmography


Director

  • Savage Grace
    Savage Grace

    Savage Grace is a 2007 in film film starring Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, and Elena Anaya. The film is directed by Tom Kalin and written by Howard Rodman, based on the book Savage Grace by Natalie Robins and Steven M....
     (2007) (post-production)
  • The Robots of Sodom (2003)
  • Third Known Nest (1999)
  • Plain Pleasures (1996)
  • Nomads (1994)
  • Geoffrey Beene 30 (1993)
  • Nation (1992)
  • Swoon
    Swoon (film)

    Swoon is an independent film written and directed by Tom Kalin, released in 1992 in film. It is an account of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other movies based on the case....
     (1992)


Writer

  • Third Known Nest (1999)
  • Office Killer
    Office Killer

    Office Killer is a comedy-horror film directed by Cindy Sherman. It was released in 1997 and stars Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald and David Thornton....
     (1997)
  • Geoffrey Beene 30 (1993)
  • Nation (1992)
  • Swoon (1992)


Producer

  • I Shot Andy Warhol
    I Shot Andy Warhol

    I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 in film independent film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol. The movie marked the debut of Canadian director Mary Harron....
     (1996) (producer)
  • Go Fish
    Go Fish (film)

    Go Fish is a 1994 in film lesbian-themed independent film drama film. Directed and co-written by Rose Troche, the film tells the story of the interrelationships of a small group of lesbian friends in Chicago....
     (1994) (executive producer)
  • Swoon (1992) (co-producer)


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