‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays’ (2013–2019) by Gabriella Orlando Bregman
(Articles as they will appear in Book Format)
INTRODUCTION
The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays
by Gabriella Orlando Bregman
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’
(‘Becoming Undocumented: Getting My Status and Identity Back After DOMA’s Demise’ has been republished in 5 Parts as ‘From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented,’ with the Backstory ‘My Life in The Netherlands Before Immigrating to The US in 1992’ in 2 Parts.
Together the 7 Parts make up the Feature Narrative of ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights: From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented,’ and form the basis for a Feature Documentary by the same name. Click on the Title Link for a Brief Summary.
All other LGBTQ US Immigration- and Miscellaneous Articles, as well as the Film- and LGBTQ Film Articles were written as Supplemental Information.)
All Articles Written by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Pictures Owned by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Rights Reserved (2018)
The Narrative Manuscript and Feature Documentary ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights: From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented,’ as well as my LGBTQ- and Immigration Articles and Novelette/Long Poem ‘Scenes of Idolatry and Resentment (2004),’ were Inspired by Zoe.
All my Writings are Dedicated to my Parents, Abraham (Bram) Bregman, (R.I.P. 1934 - 2015) and Gertrude (Truus) Bregman.
And to M. Luza.
And Zoe.
I also give Special Thanks to my great aunt H. Van Der Sluis (1914–2010,) without whose money I would not have been able to maintain “a room of my own,” to paraphrase Virginia Woolf, and so privacy and time to write all these articles.
And to my great-uncle, famous Dutch gay cabaret artist and singer Wim Sonneveld (1917– 1974,) for creative inspiration in my family.
Foreword (To Follow)
CONTENTS
PART 1.
MY STORY:
The Queer Case for Individual Rights: From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented
Resume/FILM BIO: Gabriella Bregman (2018) (2018)
The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays (2019) (2019)
Film Organization QUEER FEMALE FILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES (2018)
The Queer Case for Individual Rights: From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (2015)
My Me Too Story: From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (2017)
2018 Update on Documentary ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights’ (2018)
Scenes of Idolatry and Resentment (2004)
Two Original (Edited) Emails to ZOE (2013)
My Life in The Netherlands Before Immigrating to The US in 1992 (part 1 of 2) (2015)
My Life in The Netherlands Before Immigrating to The US in 1992 (part 2 of 2) (2015)
From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (part 1 of 5) (2017)
From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (part 2 of 5) (2017)
From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (part 3 of 5) (2017)
From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (part 4 of 5)(2017)
From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented (part 5 of 5) (2017)
Two More Original (Edited) Emails to ZOE (2013)
Becoming Undocumented: Getting My Status and Identity Back After DOMA’s Demise (2015) (Original, Entire Article ‘From International Film Student to Queer and Undocumented, 5-parts.)
PART 2.
LIST OF GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION ARTICLES:
End of 2018 Update; WontBeErased (2018)
The Root Cause Of Misogyny, And The Necessity Of Free Will (Gender Binary System notes, part 1 of 7) (2016)
The Male And Female Brain, And The “Cause” Of Transgenderism (Gender Binary System notes, part 2 of 7) (2016)
The Reasons I Am Not Transitioning (Gender Binary System notes, part 3 of 7) (2016)
How My Gender Nonconforming Identity Affected My Legal Immigration Status (Gender Binary System notes, part 4 of 7) (2016)
My Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs (Gender Binary System notes, part 5 of 7) (2016)
On Looking Androgynous Throughout My Youth, While Also Being Gender Nonconforming (Gender Binary System notes, part 6 of 7)
The Gender-Binary System Was Created For Population Control And Slavery, Including Sex Slavery (Gender Binary System notes, part 7 of 7)
Gender Binary System notes (2016) (Original Article in its’ Entirety)
PART 3.
LIST OF LGBTQ IMMIGRATION ARTICLES:
A Few Notes on US Immigration Exclusion Policies Towards Women- and LGBTQ Immigrants (2014)
40% of the 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Entered the US Legally (2017)
The DOMA Victims Act for Legal Entries (2016)
The Immigration Marriage Fraud Act of 1986 Must Go Down (2016)
The Problem and Solution to Illegal Immigration in the US (part 1 of 3)(2017)
The Problem and Solution to Illegal Immigration in the US (part 2 of 3)(2017)
The Problem and Solution to Illegal Immigration in the US (part 3 of 3)(2017)
The Problem and Solution to Illegal Immigration in the US (part 1–3)(2017) (Original Article in its’ Entirety)
PART 4.
LIST OF FILM ARTICLES:
Brief Bio: Gabriella Orlando Bregman (2020)
A Few Notes on Independent Filmmaking (Including: A Little Rant on the Need for Quality Film Critics and Media Literacy) (2019)
A Few Notes on Montage vs. Mise En Scene (2019)
The Superhero and American Exceptionalism: The Roots of the Superhero Phenomenon lie in the Combination of Christian Religion and White American Nationalism (2019)
The Auteur: An Independent Filmmakers Publication, INTRODUCTION in 6 Parts (2020)
The 4-Point Manifesto, for a New Independent Film Movement (2020)
The Importance of Keeping a Journal (2020)
A Film Appreciation “Class”: FILM NOTES (2020)
John Cassavetes Film Retrospective (2001) (2018)
My 2018 Oscar Pick for Best Picture (2018)
A Note on the State of Women in Film (2016)
The 2016 Valentine’s Day Filmmakers Manifesto (2016)
PART 5.
LIST OF LGBTQ FILM ARTICLES
2018 Update on Documentary ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights’ (2018)
A Few Notes On LGBTQ Filmmaking (2017)
On ‘Moonlight’ and the Subject of Positive Representation (2017)
The Male and Female Gaze, from a Trans-Masculine Perspective (2020)
Some Thoughts on the State of Lesbian Filmmaking in the US (part 1 of 5) INTRO (2018)
Some Thoughts on the State of Lesbian Filmmaking in the US (part 2 of 5)(2018)
Some Thoughts on the State of Lesbian Filmmaking in the US (part 3 of 5) LGBTQ FILMS/ INFLUENCES (2018)
Some Thoughts on the State of Lesbian Filmmaking in the US (part 5 of 5) CONCLUSION (2018)
Some Thoughts on the State of Lesbian Filmmaking in the US (part 1–5) (2018) (Original Article in its’ Entirety.)
Film Organization QUEER FEMALE FILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES (2018)
PART 6.
LIST OF MISCELLANEOUS PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS:
In Defense of Rationality (2018)
In Defense of Individual Rights (2018)
The US Problem Referred to as Capitalism (2017)
On California Being the Future of America, From a Dutch Perspective (2017)
SCREENPLAY Excerpt (2008)
The ARGUMENT for Individual Rights (2008)
All Articles Written by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Pictures Owned by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Rights Reserved (2018)
