Brief Bio
Gabriella Orlando Bregman
Brief Bio:
My name is Gabriella Bregman, I am a Writer-Filmmaker-Producer.
I identify as a Gender Nonconforming Lesbian, (“non-op”) Trans-Masculine, am Bi-Racial (white & Asian,) from the Netherlands, and Los Angeles-based.
My pronouns are: they/them/theirs.
I also go by Orlando, as in Gabriella Orlando Bregman, (in a nod to Virginia Woolf.)
I am currently in production of a Feature Documentary titled ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights’ through Los Angeles-based Film Production Company Bregman Films.
The Documentary is about LGBTQ US-Immigration Exclusion-Policy, including my personal story of US immigration discrimination as International Film Student under DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act, 1996–2015.)
It is based on the book ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays’ (2020.)
The John Cassavetes Film Retrospective ‘Gena and John: A Cassavetes Retrospective’ at the Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles is a Bregman Films Production (2001.)
I am the Founder of a Nonprofit Film Organization The Auteur (2020)(theauteur.org) and an accompanying Film Theory & Film Criticism Publication The Auteur: An Independent Filmmakers Publication at medium.com/theauteur
A small book of Film Theory articles titled ‘Notes for a New Independent Film Movement’ will also be published in 2020, including a 4-Point Film Manifesto for a new Independent Film Movement.
And a related, untitled Feature Documentary project is in early development stages.
Below is a Complete List of Articles as they will appear in Book Format, titled: ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays’
‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays’ (2013–2020)
(Book will be Published in 2020)
By Gabriella Orlando Bregman
All Rights Reserved.
Below is a Complete List of Articles as they will appear in Book Format, titled: ‘Notes for a New Independent Film Movement’ (2020)
‘Notes for a New Independent Film Movement’ (2020)
(Book of Film Essays will be Published in 2020)
By Gabriella Orlando Bregman
All Rights Reserved.
The Auteur: An Independent Filmmakers Publication
The Auteur: An Independent Filmmakers Publication, INTRODUCTION in 6 Parts (to be published soon):
The Auteur: An Independent Filmmakers Publication INTRODUCTION
Business Model of Film Theory & Film Criticism Publication THE AUTEUR
Hollywood Is Not Dying; The US Independent Film Industry Is (Part 1 of 2.)
Hollywood Is Not Dying; The US Independent Film Industry Is (Part 2 of 2.)
Plus 4 New Articles (to be published soon):
The Male and Female Gaze, from a Trans-Masculine Perspective
The Timelessness of Transgender Film Classic ‘Boys Don’t Cry,’ from the Perspective of a Trans-Masculine Filmmaker of Brandon Teena’s Time
The Importance of Keeping a Journal
A 4-Point Manifesto, for a New Independent Film Movement
The theme of my work could ultimately be summed up as the conviction in the right to self-ownership, of mind and body, and the fruits and labors thereof, based on our uniquely human capacity for rational thinking, enabled by our unique long-term memory.
All Articles Written by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Pictures Owned by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Rights Reserved (2020)
