Cary Cronenwett is an American transgender writer, director, and
producer born in Oklahoma. He is most well known for directing Maggots
and Men (2009), Peace of Mind (2015), and Valencia (2013).
Cronenwett's films vary from documentaries to short films. In addition
to working behind the camera, Cronenwett has also starred in a video
entitled Sexperimental 90s (2000). Cronenwett has been cited as one of
the leading directors within the LGBTQ community focusing upon trans
sexuality.Cary Cronenwett was born in Oklahoma but moved to San
Francisco, California where he lived for the duration of his adult
life. Cronenwett graduated from Evergreen State College Olympia,
Washington in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. After this he went
on to study Film and Video at the California Institute of the Arts
where he graduated with a Masters of fine Art (MFA).Cronenwett
transitioned from female to male after he moved to the Bay Area in
1993. He currently resides in Los Angeles.Maggots and Men premiered on
21 July 2009 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco as part of the
LGBTQ Frameline33 Film Festival. Maggots and Men is filmed in black
and white and the dialogue is in Russian. The film focuses on the
Kronstadt rebellion, an uprising of sailors at the Kronstadt naval
base in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and merges the sailor
genre with the "anarchist politics" of the time and trans issues.
Additionally, the film deals with concepts of masculinity in society
and creates a "space in which sailors reshape meanings assigned to
maleness". In an interview with the San Francisco Film Society,
Cronenwett said that he feels it is important to "contextualize LGBT
struggles for equality within a larger social movement" which is what
he strived to do in creating this film. In addition to this,
Cronenwett added that he feels this film "touches on a lot of issues
that are relevant today: Labor struggles, police violence, media
control".
producer born in Oklahoma. He is most well known for directing Maggots
and Men (2009), Peace of Mind (2015), and Valencia (2013).
Cronenwett's films vary from documentaries to short films. In addition
to working behind the camera, Cronenwett has also starred in a video
entitled Sexperimental 90s (2000). Cronenwett has been cited as one of
the leading directors within the LGBTQ community focusing upon trans
sexuality.Cary Cronenwett was born in Oklahoma but moved to San
Francisco, California where he lived for the duration of his adult
life. Cronenwett graduated from Evergreen State College Olympia,
Washington in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. After this he went
on to study Film and Video at the California Institute of the Arts
where he graduated with a Masters of fine Art (MFA).Cronenwett
transitioned from female to male after he moved to the Bay Area in
1993. He currently resides in Los Angeles.Maggots and Men premiered on
21 July 2009 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco as part of the
LGBTQ Frameline33 Film Festival. Maggots and Men is filmed in black
and white and the dialogue is in Russian. The film focuses on the
Kronstadt rebellion, an uprising of sailors at the Kronstadt naval
base in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and merges the sailor
genre with the "anarchist politics" of the time and trans issues.
Additionally, the film deals with concepts of masculinity in society
and creates a "space in which sailors reshape meanings assigned to
maleness". In an interview with the San Francisco Film Society,
Cronenwett said that he feels it is important to "contextualize LGBT
struggles for equality within a larger social movement" which is what
he strived to do in creating this film. In addition to this,
Cronenwett added that he feels this film "touches on a lot of issues
that are relevant today: Labor struggles, police violence, media
control".
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