With margaret cho, tim gunn, don lemon, dan savage, david sedaris and george takei. So he set out to make a film about gay voice and the culture around it. From september 1117, thorpe s film will be shown at the nickelodeon theatre, located at 1607 main street, with a special post film discussion with the director on sunday, september. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like david thorpe discover inside connections to recommended job. Interview with david thorpe about his documentary, do i sound. Accessory design advertising all programs animation architectural history architecture art history branded entertainment business of beauty and. David thorpe where imagination meets sustainability.
David thorpe has 442 books on goodreads with 6211 ratings. Journalist david thorpe never intended to become a filmmaker. Mathis wackernagel, founder and director, global footprint network. The sucker then uses such skills and talents that he possesses in the making of photographs. The film features a number of public figures who discuss. His selfconsciousness is all consuming, and he decides to deal with it by making a movie his first about his personal struggles, as well as about larger issues of representation within the. David thorpes most popular book is the panasonic gx7 menu system simplified. See the article in its original context from may 4, 1991, section 1. Cameraman, director of photography, stage lighting designer, cgi artist, trained steadicam operator and varilite programmer. Jul 14, 2015 david thorpe is a gay journalist and filmmaker living in brooklyn, new york. Others say in your film that you sound artsyfartsy, intellectual, and. But, its mainly about david thorpes inability to deal with his status as single gay man. Their conversation took place directly after the film s screening at the 9th annual dallas international film festival.
During davids time in cape town the south african philatelic bureau commissioned 10 sets of stamps for south africa, struik publishers now random house struik commissioned illustrations for their books and numerous other prestigious clients set david. David thorp born 26 march 1947 is an independent curator and director. Jul 15, 2015 director david thorpe on his outfest documentary do i sound gay. Thorpe decided to try to learn how to sound straight with the help of two speech coaches. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way.
Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Ultimately, humanity needs to fit within what our planet can renew. Thorpe decided to try to learn how to sound straight with the help of two. Filmmaker david thorpe answered your questions on lgbt and. Jul 09, 2015 filmmaker david thorpe couldnt stand the sound of his own voice. When thorpe did not have a lot of confidence, he described his voice as i felt. David thorpe footballer born 1948, winner of the 1968 charles sutton medal david thorpe motorcyclist, 500cc motocross world champion in 1985, 1986 and 1989 d. A documentary look at the stereotype of the gay voice and its connotations, connections, and realities to modern society.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover david s. But, its mainly about david thorpe s inability to deal with his status as single gay man. Last year we wrote about a kickstarter for david thorpe s film do i sound gay. More concerned with minor epiphanies than big answers, david thorpes documentary offers a breezy, funny look at gay stereotypes. David thorpe gifts us with countless examples of what cities already do and what is possible to support this needed transition. Books by david thorpe author of the panasonic gx7 menu. An amusing documentary that has occasional insights but never quite enough to totally justify being a featurelength film, do i sound gay. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover davids. David cowrote the fastest forward for comic relief, a feature film starring jerry hall, cofounded the london screenwriters workshop, and is coauthor of captain britain and doctor who for marvel comics and the doc chaos comics and tv scripts commissioned by limehouse pictures hes written a stage play, a few shorts, plus tv and film script adaptations of his prizewinning sf novel. Do i sound gay david thorpe is a director and writer, known for do i sound gay. The pilgrims progress is a 2019 american computeranimated adventure film written and directed by robert fernandez and featuring the voices of david thorpe, john rhysdavies and kristyn getty. Download audiobooks narrated by david thorpe to your device. David thorpe is a director and writer, known for do i sound gay. Jul 30, 2015 david thorpe was at a low point when he decided to make the documentary do i sound gay.
Is a skin deep examination of the gay voice, homosexual loathing, and societal implications of the voice. David thorpe, director had always been selfconscious about his voice. See the article in its original context from may 4, 1991, section 1, page 10 buy reprints. Interview with david thorpe about his documentary, do. That was one of my goals for the film, to rehabilitate paul lynde and charles nelson reilly and rip torn, all those guys, because many people i interviewed for the film would casually refer to them as self hating queens. It starts with thorpe explaining how, following a break up with a boyfriend, he comes to hate. Americas largest documentary film festival at mike albo discusses do i sound gay. In 2014 it would seem there are few societal taboos left for cinema to explore, but journalistturneddirector david thorpe has found one with his debut documentary, do i sound gay.
Gayness is under the microscope, or rather in front of the microphone, in david thorpe s engaging autobiographical documentary american writer director david thorpe turns the camera or more importantly the microphone on himself to create this engaging, lively documentary about gay identity. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. On april, 2015 david munk interviewed david thorpe, the director of a new documentary film called do i sound gay. While nominally about thorpes feelings about his own voice, his four year odyssey and the film that came out of it became about much more than. David is a valued author, journalist, consultant, workshop leader and inspirational speaker in the fields of one planet living, zerolow carbon energy, energy efficiency and sustainable architecture. With david thorpe, john rhysdavies, kristyn getty, tristan beint. David andrew leo fincher born august 28, 1962 is an american director and producer of films, television, and music videos. David thorpe a blog for and about users of micro four. For gay filmmaker david thorpe, the answer to that question is complicated. View david thorpes professional profile on linkedin. David thorpe director it operations and corporate products.
David thorpe provo, utah area professional profile. David thorpe producer, director, writer, do i sound gay. Originally i was going to write a memoir, but ive always done video projectsi made a short film and i did a public access project. Jul 23, 2015 david thorpe, 2014 july 23, 2015 december 18, 2016 sue lonac director david thorpes genial, absorbing documentary do i sound gay. David thorpe is a gay journalist and filmmaker living in brooklyn, new york. There is no such thing as a fundamentally gay voice, thorpe tells fresh airs terry gross. David, above left, at the hay literature festival with jane davidson, saci lloyd and george marshall.
His work has received multiple nominations in the academy awards and golden globe awards. February 24, 1896 may 1, 1991 was an american film director best known for his long career at metrogoldwynmayer. Stephen holden of the new york times called the film an engaging personal documentary. Coming off a breakup, he found himself increasingly disgusted with not only his own voice, but the way other. View david thorpe s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover davids connections and jobs at similar companies. Director david thorpe on his outfest documentary do i sound gay.
Gayness is under the microscope, or rather in front of the microphone, in david thorpes engaging autobiographical documentary american writerdirector david thorpe turns the camera or more importantly the microphone on himself to create this engaging, lively documentary about gay identity. Fresh out of a longterm relationship and quickly approaching midlife, this doubtplagued gay manhattanite thinks most of his problems stem from his voice. David cowrote the fastest forward for comic relief, a feature film starring jerry hall, cofounded the london screenwriters workshop, and is coauthor of captain britain and doctor who for marvel comics and the doc chaos comics and tv scripts commissioned by limehouse pictures. Exploring, historically and personally, the gay voice, thorpe listens to himself and others to find out why many gay men wish they sounded like someone else. An interview with david thorpe, director of the documentary. An exmarvel writer, his prizewinning sf novel hybrids harpercollins was called stunningly clever by the times stormteller led to his presence on the first two hay literature festival climate fiction panels hes a filmtv scriptwriter, a co. Dave thorp freelance director freelance, selfemployed. In 2016 dave was director of photography for cinema feature film last laugh, written by john godber and directed by daniel coll. Born rollo smolt thorpe in hutchinson, kansas, richard thorpe began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and. David thorpe is an actor, known for mod squad 1968, its about time 1966 and jonathan creek. View the profiles of professionals named david thorpe on linkedin. A documentary about finding your true voice on kickstarter. It is based on john bunyans 1678 novel the pilgrims progress. Jul 21, 2015 towleroads nathaniel rogers sits down with david thorpe, the director of the new film do i sound gay.
As the festival program notes, what began as a personal journey quickly became a larger examination of sexuality and identity. Through interviews with friends and family, speech therapists and linguists, and celebrities including david sedaris, george takei and tim gunn, thorpe examines what it means to sound gay and the stigma attached to ones voice. Maybe they were, but they were also pioneers and they were incredibly flamboyant at a time when being gay was. Filmmaker and speech pathologist weigh in on what it means. After a breakup with his boyfriend, journalist david thorpe embarks on a hilarious and touching journey of selfdiscovery, confronting his anxiety about sounding gay. He curated gsk contemporary at the royal academy of arts 1 and wide open spaces at ps1 moma new york, 2 among many others. Our professors are best at what they do whether in the workforce or in the classroom. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. David thorpe is both the subject and the director of the film, which explores the idea voices might reveal sexual preference and if and how sounding gay could be changed. Director david thorpe practices vocal exercises in do i sound gay. Director david thorpes genial, absorbing documentary do i sound gay.
Richard thorpe film director, 95 the new york times. David thorpe, a recent guest on nprs fresh air with terry gross, was in town for the san francisco international lgbtq film festival. In it, thorpe strikes a fine balance between telling a personal story and. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover david s connections and jobs at similar companies. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. The new film explores the stereotype of a gay voice as well as how. Sep 08, 2014 david thorpe is both the subject and the director of the film, which explores the idea voices might reveal sexual preference and if and how sounding gay could be changed and whether that would. When thorpe did not have a lot of confidence, he described his voice as i felt bad about being effeminate and how my voice was the leading edge of my effeminacy. But thorpe realized that a book wouldnt do the topic justice, so he dropped out of. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant celestial city. View david thorpes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Their conversation took place directly after the films screening at the 9th annual dallas international film festival.