Sally Potter

Sally Potter, director of Universal Focus' The Man Who Cried - 2001

Biography

Born 00/00/1949

A fixture of London's avant-garde dance and performance art circuit since the 1970s, this English experimental filmmaker gained international critical attention and acclaim with "Orlando" (1993), a fantastic costume drama based on Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel.

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Highlights

  • In 2005, Helmed the feature "Yes," the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual
  • In 2000, Co-produced, wrote and directed "The Man Who Cried"; premiered at Venice Film Festival; released in USA in 2001
  • In 1997, Wrote, directed and starred in the semi-autobiographical "The Tango Lesson"

Family & Companions

  • Pablo Veron: featured in Potter's "The Tango Lesson" which documents their relationship
  • Norman Potter: father (born 1923; died 1995; Potter dedicated "The Tango Lesson" to him)

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