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There’s also an homage to translators, and a final section about….swimming pools! 🙂

But No One

But_No_One_fish_1_Friedrich — A Chinatown fish tank, #1 in But No One

But_No_One_fish_2_Friedrich — A Chinatown fish tank, #2 in But No One

Cinetracts 5/10/20

Cinetracts_Su Friedrich — The free food fridge on Van Buren Street in Cinetracts 5/10/20

Cinetracts_vespa_Friedrich — A vespa on Van Buren Street in Cinetracts 5/10/20

Cool Hands, Warm Heart

Cool_Hands_Warm_Heart_Donna_Allegra_Friedrich — Donna Allegra shaves her armpit in Cool Hands, Warm Heart

Cool_Hands_Warm_Heart_peeling_apple_Friedrich — Jennifer MacDonald peels an apple in Cool Hands, Warm Heart

Damned If You Don’t

Damned_If_You_Don't_main_Friedrich — The nun (Peggy Healey) and “The other woman” (Ela Troyano) in Damned If You Don’t

Damned_If_You_Don't_undressing_Friedrich — The nun (Peggy Healey) and “The other woman” (Ela Troyano) in a scene from Damned If You Don’t

Damned_If_You_Don't_kiss_Friedrich — The nun (Peggy Healey) and “The other woman” (Ela Troyano) in the final scene from Damned If You Don’t

Damned_If_You_Don't_Ela&JC_Friedrich — "The other woman" (Ela Troyano) buying a needlepoint kit in Damned If You Don’t

Damned_If_You_Don't_tightrope_Friedrich — Tightrope walkers in Damned If You Don’t

Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited By_Maya_Angelou — Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise edited by Lillian E. Benson in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_All_About_Eve — All About Eve edited by Barbara “Bobbie” McLean in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_E.T. — E.T. edited by Carol Littleton in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_Mad_Max 2 — Mad Max: Fury Road edited by Margaret Sixel in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_Pulp_Fiction — Pulp Fiction edited by Sally Menke in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_Secret_Life_of_Bees — The Secret Life of Bees edited by Terilyn A. Shropshire in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_Wizard_of_Oz — The Wizard of Oz edited by Blanche Sewell in Edited By: The Companion Film

Edited_By_Yeelen — Yeelen edited by Andrée Davanture in Edited By: The Companion Film

First Comes Love

First_Comes_Love_main_Friedrich — A newly married couple in First Comes Love

First_Comes_Love_bride&girl_Friedrich — The bride and the flower girl in First Comes Love

First_Comes_Love_CU_bride_Friedrich — Fixing the bridal veil in First Comes Love

First_Comes_Love_down_aisle_Friedrich — Walking down the aisle in First Comes Love

From the Ground Up

From_the_Ground_Up_Carry_Bags_Friedrich — Guatemalan workers loading coffee bags onto a truck in From the Ground Up

From_the_Ground_Up_Raking_Friedrich — Raking coffee beans during the drying process in From the Ground Up

From_the_Ground_Up_The_Happy_to_serve_cup_Friedrich — The classic “We’re Happy to Serve You” cup in From the Ground Up

From_the_Ground_Up_Woman_Drinks_Friedrich — Woman drinks coffee in NYC in From the Ground Up

From_the_Ground_UpWoman_Bags_Friedrich — Guatemalan woman rests after picking coffee in From the Ground Up

Gently Down the Stream

Gently_Down_the_Stream_Friedrich — “Time” in Gently Down the Stream

Gently_Down_the_Stream_last_Friedrich — “Last” in Gently Down the Stream

Gently_Down_the_Stream_she_Friedrich — Marty Pottenger in Gently Down the Stream

Gently_Down_the_Stream_girl_Friedrich — Girl in Gently Down the Stream

Gently_Down_the_Stream_second_vagina_Friedrich — “I Make a Second Vagina” images in Gently Down the Stream

Gently_Down_the_Stream_statue_Friedrich — Statue of the Virgin Mary in Gently Down the Stream

Gut Renovation

Gut_Renovation_map_Friedrich — The map with 173 and counting in Gut Renovation

gut-reno-SAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERA — The old and the new in Williamsburg. Photo credit: Lindsay Wengler

Gut_Renovation_Artists_Lived_Here_Friedrich — “Artists Used to Live Here” graffiti in Gut Renovation

Gut_Renovation_Dawn_of_Luxury_Friedrich — “The Dawn of Luxury” banner in Gut Renovation

Gut_Renovation_Don't_Fall_In_Love_Friedrich — “Don’t Fall in Love with Buildings” graffiti in Gut Renovation

Gut_Renovation_graffitti_rich_people_Friedrich — “More Stuff for Rich People” graffiti in Gut Renovation

Gut_Renovation_Hecla_Friedrich — The Hecla Ironworks showroom in Gut Renovation

Gut_Renovation_rock_Friedrich — Demolishing the rock in Gut Renovation

The Head of a Pin

The_Head_of_a_Pin_flowers_Friedrich — Cathy Quinlan identifies wildflowers in The Head of a Pin

The_Head_of_a_Pin_drawing_Friedrich — Cathy Quinlan draws in The Head of a Pin

The_Head_of_a_Pin_spider_Friedrich — The spider and the mayfly in The Head of a Pin

The_Head_of_a_Pin_woman_Friedrich — Claudia Steinberg in The Head of a Pin

Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_on_bench_Friedrich — Maureen (Alicia Manta), Betsy (Ariel Mara) and Lou (Chels Holland) in the zoo scene from Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_at_ fence_Friedrich — Lou (Chels Holland) in the zoo scene from Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_Playboy_Friedrich — Lou (Chels Holland) and Denise (Apryl Wynter) look at playboy magazines in Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_party_Friedrich — Dancing party scene from Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_Supremes_singers_2_Friedrich — The backup singers (Nikki Michaels and Kirsten Oriol) and lead singer (Meleena Waddy, center) perform in the school playground in Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_3_on_wire_Friedrich_ — Ernie (Brandon Winston), Lou (Chels Holland) and Jack (Noah Wilson) play by the river in Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_sex_ed_class_Friedrich — Lou (Chels Holland) and classmates watch a sex ed film in Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_chimp_baby_Friedrich — Scene from "The Ape and The Child" by George Stoelting as seen in Hide and Seek

Hide_and_Seek_M&O Johnson_Africa_Friedrich — Martin and Osa Johnson and a hunting guide, from the Johnson’s film Simba, as seen in Hide and Seek

I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_feeding geese_SuFriedrich — Lore Friedrich feeding geese in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_Fortune_Teller_SuFriedrich — Su Friedrich and the fortune teller in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_I'm_panicking_SuFriedrich — “I’m panicking” text in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_She_didn't_know_SuFriedrich — “She didn’t know what day it was” text in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_in_bedroom_SuFriedrich — Pete, Pamela and Maria with Lore Friedrich in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_Lore_Nancy_SuFriedrich — Lore Friedrich and Nancy Perlmutter in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_Maria_Lore_hands_Friedrich — Maria and Lore Friedrich in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_Mariaand_Lore_pumpkin_SuFriedrich — Maria and Lore Friedrich on Halloween in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_pigeons_SuFriedrich — “We never see pigeons” text in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

I_Cannot_Tell_You_How_I_Feel_she was heartbroken_SuFriedrich — “She was heartbroken” text in I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

Jerusalema: From Austria to Zimbabwe

From A to Z_operating room_Kenya j — Nurses and doctors at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital in Kenya

FRFD71~1 — Workers at ZZS-LK, the Medical Rescue Service, in the Liberec region of the Czech Republic

From A to Z_two dads_Brazil j — Helio Faria, a dance instructor and his friend, in Brazil

From A to Z_school_Namibia j — Students at the Onawa Secondary School in Oluvongo, Namibia

From A to Z_red & yellow_Namibia j — Students at the Ongenga English Private School in Ongenga, Namibia

From A to Z_London train j — Workers on the Great Western Railway in the United Kingdom

FR77B9~1 — Workers at the National Disaster Management Headquarters in Hungary

From A to Z_brown and orange_Kenya j — Children in the Magoso School in Nairobi, Kenya

From A to Z_cops_Budapest Hungary j — Officers from the Police Headquarters in Budapest, Hungary

From A to Z__India j — Congregants of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai, India

From A to Z__elephant_Zimbabwe j — Workers at the Wild is Life Trust Elephant Nursery in Zimbabwe

FROMAT~1 — Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode

The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too

Lesbian_Avengers_Dyke_March_DC_tshirt — The Lesbian Avengers: Dyke March DC t-shirt

Lesbian_Avengers_Andrea_Terrell_Sheila_Quinn — The Lesbian Avengers: Andrea Terrell, Sheila Quinn

Lesbian_Avengers_Colorado Boycott_Phyllis_Lutsky_Sheila_Quinn_Maxine_Wolfe_Ann_Northrup — The Lesbian Avengers: Phyllis Lutsky, Sheila Quinn, Maxine Wolfe and Ann Northrup at the Boycott Colorado action

Lesbian_Avengers_DC_march 1 — The Lesbian Avengers: DC march

Lesbian_Avengers_DC_march 2 — The Lesbian Avengers: DC march 2

Lesbian_Avengers_Dyke_March_DC_2_women — The Lesbian Avengers: Dyke March DC 2 women

Lesbian_Avengers_Dyke_March_DC_Colburn drumming 2 — The Lesbian Avengers: Dyke March DC Colburn drumming 2

Lesbian_Avengers_Dyke_March_DC_pussy_power — The Lesbian Avengers: Dyke March DC pussy power

Lesbian_Avengers_Fifth_Ave 1 — The Lesbian Avengers: Fifth Ave 1

Lesbian_Avengers_Fifth_Ave 2 — The Lesbian Avengers: Fifth Ave 2

Lesbian_Avengers_first_action_Lorna_Guttesman — The Lesbian Avengers: Lorna Guttesman hands out balloons at the first action

Lesbian_Avengers_Gail_Dottin_Ann_Nothrup — The Lesbian Avengers: Gail Dottin, Ann Nothrup

Lesbian_Avengers_Gertrude&Alice_Eileen_Myles — The Lesbian Avengers: Eileen Myles reading at the Gertrude & Alice action

Lesbian_Avengers_Gertrude&Alice_Maxine_Wolfe — The Lesbian Avengers: Maxine Wolfe at the Gertrude & Alice action

Lesbian_Avengers_Gertrude&Alice_Melanie_Hope — The Lesbian Avengers: Melanie Hope reading at the Gertrude & Alice action

Lesbian_Avengers_Gertrude&Alice_Sarah_Schulman — The Lesbian Avengers: Sarah Schulman reading at the Gertrude & Alice action

Lesbian_Avengers_Gertrude&Alice_Yvonne_Rainer — The Lesbian Avengers: Yvonne Rainer reading at the Gertrude & Alice action

Lesbian_Avengers_Kris_Franklin_Ann_d'Adesky — The Lesbian Avengers: Kris Franklin, Ann d'Adesky

Lesbian_Avengers_Marlene_Colburn_speaking — The Lesbian Avengers: Marlene Colburn

Lesbian_Avengers_Marlene_Colburn — The Lesbian Avengers: Marlene Colburn

Lesbian_Avengers_Su_Friedrich_Rachel_Shearer — The Lesbian Avengers: Su Friedrich, Rachel Shearer

Lesbian_Avengers_Washington_DC _eat_Fire — The Lesbian Avengers: Washington DC eat fire

Lesbian_Avengers_women_interviewed_on_street — The Lesbian Avengers: women interviewed on street

The_Lesbian_Avengers_poster_We_Recruit — The Lesbian Avengers: poster We Recruit

The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_statue_Friedrich — Garden statue (color) in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery__Friedrich — In the garden in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_doc_hands_Friedrich — Su Friedrich in the doctor’s office in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_xrays_Friedrich — Su Friedrich hanging up xrays in the garden in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_sonogram_Friedrich — Su Friedrich getting a sonogram in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_statue_winter_Friedrich — The buddha in winter in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_surgery_Friedrich — Photograph of spleen surgery in The Odds of Recovery

The_Odds_of_Recovery_bra_Friedrich — Su Friedrich in a scene from The Odds of Recovery

Odds of Recovery embroidery, top half — The Odds of Recovery embroidery, top half

Odds of Recovery embroidery, bottom half — The Odds of Recovery embroidery, bottom half

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice_Makes_Perfect_Jessica_Jackson — Jessica Jackson playing the djembe drum in Practice Makes Perfect

2_practice_girl_b — A student in Kam Kelly’s drumming class in Practice Makes Perfect

Practice_Makes_Perfect_Friedrich — Jessica Jackson (center) and two other drumming students in Practice Makes Perfect

Practice_Makes_Perfect_Jessica_Jackson_and_boy_Friedrich — Two students drumming in Practice Makes Perfect

Practice_Makes_Perfect_Kam_Kelly_and_girl_Friedrich — Kam Kelly (center) with two students in Practice Makes Perfect

Practice_Makes_Perfect_Kam_Kelly_Friedrich — Kam Kelly in Practice Makes Perfect

Queen Takes Pawn

QueenTakesPawn_girl_SuFriedrich — The girl in the purple coat in Queen Takes Pawn

QueenTakesPawn_chess_pieces_SuFriedrich — Chess pieces and flower vase in Queen Takes Pawn

QueenTakesPawn_pinnochio_SuFriedrich — Pinocchio takes a fall in Queen Takes Pawn

QueenTakesPawn_woman_SuFriedrich — The Queen takes her leave in Queen Takes Pawn

Rules of the Road

Rules_Road_2_cars_Friedrich — Two station wagons from Rules of the Road

Rules_Road_girl_ in_car_Friedrich — Girl passing in a car in Rules of the Road

Rules_Road_cards_CU_Friedrich — The ace of hearts in Rules of the Road

Rules_Road_cards_WA_2_Friedrich — Playing solitaire in Rules of the Road, #1

Rules_Road_cards_WA_1_Friedrich — Playing solitaire in Rules of the Road, #2

Rules_Road_jesus_dashboard_Friedrich — Jesus on the dashboard in Rules of the Road

Scar Tissue

Scar_Tissue_Friedrich — Woman in profile in Scar Tissue

Scar_Tissue_briefcases_Friedrich — Two men and their briefcases in Scar Tissue

Scar_Tissue_two_men_Friedrich — Two men in Scar Tissue

Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_arms crossed_Friedrich — Su Friedrich undresses in Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_boys_Friedrich — Three boys play in Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_cherry _ice_Friedrich — Man serves a cherry ice in Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_girl_Friedrich — Girl rides her scooter in Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_on_bench_Friedrich — Woman on a park bench in Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_pacing_Friedrich — Su Friedrich paces in Seeing Red

Seeing_Red_robin_Friedrich — A robin in Seeing Red

Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_baby_on_beach_Friedrich — Martina Torr-Meijer and Cathy Quinlan on the beach in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_bodybuilders_Friedrich 1 — Women bodybuilders in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_Chinese_sex_image_Friedrich — Chinese lesbian erotica in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_Confirmation_girls_Friedrich 1 — Two girls on church steps in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_Confirmation_girls_Friedrich 2 — A family in front of the church in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_in _playground_Friedrich — Playground scene with four girls in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_jump_into_pool_Friedrich — Girl jumping off a diving board in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_jumping_rope_Friedrich — Playing jump rope in a school playground in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_Peggy_in_Death_Valley_Friedrich — Peggy Ahwesh walks through Death Valley in Sink or Swim

Sink_or_Swim_typewriter_Friedrich — Typing the “Dear Dad” letter in Sink or Swim

The Ties That Bind

The_Ties_That_Bind_Su_Friedrich_Lore_Friedrich — Su and Lore Friedrich in The Ties That Bind

The_Ties_That_Bind_family_photo_dots_Friedrich — Family photo with dots in The Ties That Bind

The_Ties_That_Bind_family_photo_Friedrich — Family photo in The Ties That Bind

The_Ties_That_Bind_Lore_at_table_Friedrich — Lore Friedrich listening in The Ties That Bind

The_Ties_That_Bind_Lore_on_phone_Friedrich — Lore Friedrich on the phone in The Ties That Bind

Today

TODAY_balloons_Friedrich — Mother’s Day balloons in Today

Today_bees_on_thistle_Friedrich — Bees on a thistle in Today

Today_Denise_group_with_ scarves_Friedrich — Denise Williams hooping class in Today

Today_Diane's_foot_Friedrich — Diane’s foot in a hospital bed in Today

Today_flying_kites_Friedrich — Cathy and Giancarlo flying kites in Today

Today_Mrs._Cox_Friedrich — Miss Willa and Mrs. Cox in Today

Today_painter_Friedrich — Copying a painting at the National Gallery in Today

Today_Zoe_on_ horse_Friedrich — Zoe on a pony in Today