Adam Baran
Director · b. 1981 · Englewood, NJ
Adam Baran is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, producer and curator interested in telling stories of queer history and identity. His films as director include the award-winning documentary short Trade Center (2021), Dirty Boots (2014) and Jackpot (2012). He produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Circus of Books (2020) and is an associate producer on Jeffrey Schwarz's upcoming Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021). Baran is also known for writing the hit webseries Hunting Season. Many of his contributions to the groundbreaking gay publication BUTT Magazine were included in the Taschen press compilations, Butt Book and Forever Butt. He is the longtime co-curator and host of Queer/Art/Film, a monthly screening series at NYC's IFC Center.
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MovieDocumentary“Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, "Cruising." Directed by William Friedkin, the film triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York's leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy.
MovieDocumentarySet in New York City’s queer underground sex party scene, Orgy Every Other Day explores the importance of creating space for all the letters of the queer alphabet to collectively experience the liberating potential of expressing and performing sexual desires while always respectfully asking for consent.