Jenni Olson is an acclaimed filmmaker, writer, archivist, LGBT film historian, and online pioneer. Since premiering at Sundance in 2015, her innovative feature-length essay film The Royal Road, which reflects on an array of topics ranging from the Spanish colonization of California to Alfred Hitchock’s Vertigo, has earned numerous awards, including best LGBTQ film from the Ann Arbor Film Festival. The Royal Road is now available on DVD and digital.
Biography via Criterion.
The List
1
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Chantal Akerman
1975
202 min
2
God’s Country
Louis Malle
1985
95 min
3
Stranger Than Paradise
Jim Jarmusch
1984
90 min
4
The Times of Harvey Milk
Robert Epstein
1984
90 min
5tie
Brief Encounter
David Lean
1945
86 min
5tie
Summertime
David Lean
1955
100 min
6tie
My Dinner with André
Louis Malle
1981
112 min
6tie
Days of Heaven
UnavailableTerrence Malick
1978
94 min
7
Sweet Smell of Success
UnavailableAlexander Mackendrick
1957
97 min
8
News from Home
Chantal Akerman
1976
89 min