Safe Space
Safe Space
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Gillian Wallace Horvat
Director & actor
Gillian Wallace Horvat is an award-winning American filmmaker, writer, and producer known for her sharp wit, provocative themes, and genre-bending storytelling. Based in Los Angeles, she has established a distinct voice in contemporary cinema by seamlessly blending dark comedy, horror, and biting social commentary. She holds a BFA in Film & Television Production from New York University and an MA in Cinema & Media Studies from UCLA.
Horvat made her feature directorial debut with the critically acclaimed psychological horror-comedy I Blame Society (2020), which she also co-wrote and starred in as a fictionalised version of herself. The film, which satirizes post-#MeToo Hollywood culture and the industry's obsession with "strong female leads," premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and earned her a nomination for the prestigious Independent Spirit Award. Before her feature debut, she directed notable short films, including Kiss Kiss Fingerbang (2015), which won the Midnight Shorts Jury Prize at SXSW, and Whiskey Fist (2017).
Where to start: Safe Space.
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The Tribe Remembers
The Tribe Remembers
2020
NewMaking Chance Work: Choreographing 'Hair'
Making Chance Work: Choreographing 'Hair'
2020
NewCutting 'Hair'
Cutting 'Hair'
2020
New'Hair' Style
'Hair' Style
2020
NewArtist, Teacher, Mentor: Remembering Milos Forman
Artist, Teacher, Mentor: Remembering Milos Forman
2020
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I Blame Society
2020 · 5.7/10
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I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger
2018
NewThe Difference Between You and Me
The Difference Between You and Me
2018
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Whiskey Fist
2017 · 1.0/10
NewA Deal Made in a Turkish Bath
A Deal Made in a Turkish Bath
2017
NewOphülsesque: The Look of Letter from an Unknown Woman
Ophülsesque: The Look of Letter from an Unknown Woman
2017
NewAn Independent Woman: Changing sensibilities in a post-war Hollywood
An Independent Woman: Changing sensibilities in a post-war Hollywood
2017
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Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
2016
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Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
2016
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Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
2016
NewA Ticking Clock
A Ticking Clock
2016
NewA Stanley Kramer Production
A Stanley Kramer Production
2016
NewImitation of Life: The Blacklist History of High Noon
Imitation of Life: The Blacklist History of High Noon
2016
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Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015 · 5.8/10
NewOscars and Ulcers: The Production History of 'High Noon'
Oscars and Ulcers: The Production History of 'High Noon'
1996
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