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Jamie’s ability to generate hilarious and authentic chemistry across every movie and television series she directs comes from the trust she puts in her collaborators’ instincts, providing her cast the creative freedom to collectively find the perfect rhythm and tone. Jamie’s expansion into commercials and branded content has allowed her ...
Aug 18, 2022 · Executive producer and director Jamie Babbit discusses how "A League of Their Own" supports a large cast and a version of this story that's full of queer joy. By Sarah Shachat. August 18, 2022 2: ...
Sep 26, 2007 · Jamie Babbit is no stranger to directing lesbian-centered comedy. The out writer-director burst onto the scene with 1999’s But I’m a Cheerleader, and this year she gave us the uproarious feminist comedy Itty Bitty Titty Committee, which opens this weekend in Los Angeles after a healthy film festival tour. Babbit is a busy woman, balancing …
Jamie Babbit was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She first got started acting at age 7 at the Cleveland Play House but was more interested on what was going on behind the scenes and quickly moved into lighting design and stage management. Having grown up in Cleveland, Babbit made the move to New York to study West African Studies at Barnard College.
Aug 21, 2006 · Jamie Babbit’s first film, “ But I’m a Cheerleader ,” was something of an indie hit, and deservedly so–a clever, campy romp through queer adolescence, “Cheerleader” had a winning ...
Dec 8, 2020 · Queer filmmaker Jamie Babbit doesn't think so. She also doesn't care. The satirical lesbian rom-com — a pastel-hued camp-fest about a bubbly cheerleader who is shipped away to a conversion-therapy camp — was Babbit's feature-length debut. She was in her 20s at the time and had only worked on shorts. The film's stacked cast includes Natasha ...
Jul 7, 2020 · In Jamie Babbit’s But I’m a Cheerleader, there’s no escaping the intent of visual style.The use of color isn’t just a slight allusion to the story or a subtle way to add context to larger themes, but is instead deployed with purpose, morphing the drab settings into a cartoonish play on gender norms, illuminating the beating heart of the film.
