Josephine Decker (born April 2, 1981) is an American actor, filmmaker,
and performance artist. As of 2020 she has directed four feature
films: the experimental psychological thriller Butter on the Latch
(2013), the experimental erotic thriller Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
(2014), the experimental drama Madeline's Madeline (2018), and the
semi-biographical thriller Shirley (2020). She also co-directed the
documentary Bi the Way (2008) with Brittany Blockman.Decker was raised
in Texas, and is a graduate of Princeton University.Decker produced
and directed her first short film, Naked Princeton, in 2005.In 2008,
Decker co-directed the documentary Bi the Way with Brittany Blockman,
which focused on bisexuality in the United States. Despite being
described by Variety's Joe Leydon as a "once-over-lightly examination
of an alleged cultural phenomenon", the film nevertheless went on to
win the Alternative Spirit Grand Prize at the Rhode Island
International Film Festival.
and performance artist. As of 2020 she has directed four feature
films: the experimental psychological thriller Butter on the Latch
(2013), the experimental erotic thriller Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
(2014), the experimental drama Madeline's Madeline (2018), and the
semi-biographical thriller Shirley (2020). She also co-directed the
documentary Bi the Way (2008) with Brittany Blockman.Decker was raised
in Texas, and is a graduate of Princeton University.Decker produced
and directed her first short film, Naked Princeton, in 2005.In 2008,
Decker co-directed the documentary Bi the Way with Brittany Blockman,
which focused on bisexuality in the United States. Despite being
described by Variety's Joe Leydon as a "once-over-lightly examination
of an alleged cultural phenomenon", the film nevertheless went on to
win the Alternative Spirit Grand Prize at the Rhode Island
International Film Festival.
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