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Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen.The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Hilary Swank), an American trans man who attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal hate crime perpetrated by two male acquaintances.
John N. Hart Jr. is an American film and theater producer best known for his work on Once (2012 winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical), [1] The Band's Visit (2018 winner of ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical), [2] Boys Don't Cry), [3] You Can Count on Me and Revolutionary Road. His productions have garnered him five personal ...
Kimberly Ane Peirce [2] (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999), which won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Peirce's second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Her third film Carrie was released on October 18, 2013.
Jeffrey Sharp. Jeffrey Sharp is an American feature film and TV producer and Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute (formerly Independent Filmmaker Project). [1] Sharp has produced a series of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and nominated films, including Boys Don't Cry, You Can Count on Me, Nicholas Nickleby, and Proof.
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienan. The film is based on the life of Brandon Teena, a trans man who was beaten, raped, and murdered in 1993 after his male acquaintances found out that he was transgender. Hilary Swank stars as Teena and Chloë Sevigny ...
Christine Vachon. Christine Vachon ( / væˈʃɒn /; [1] born November 21, 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector. [2] [3] Vachon produced Todd Haynes ' first feature, Poison (1991), which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce many ...
The film received ambivalent reviews, but was a success at the box office, earning $182 million worldwide. 1999–2002: Worldwide recognition. In 1999, Sarsgaard earned critical recognition in Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry, where he was cast as notorious killer John Lotter.
From 2004 to 2007, Simpson served as President of Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio 's Warner Bros-based production company. [4] Simpson served as executive producer of Marc Forster's films Machine Gun Preacher in 2011 and World War Z in 2013. [1] [5] He also produced Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary ...