Steve Yeager (filmmaker)

Steve Yeager is a documentary filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known for his film on the life of fellow director John Waters, Divine Trash, which won the Filmmakers Trophy for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998.

Divine Trash examines the whole underground film scene of which Waters was a part, and features previously unreleased footage of Waters' early life and the behind-the-scenes capers of his Dreamland crew, including Divine, the 300-pound transvestite Glenn Milstead. Those interviewed about the making of Pink Flamingos and the context in which it emerged include actors, critics, and Baltimore's film censor from the era.

Yeager's sequel to Divine Trash, In Bad Taste, a documentary on Waters' post-Pink Flamingos career, aired in January 2000 on the Independent Film Channel.

Yeager played the role of a reporter in both Pink Flamingos and Polyester.

He is co-author of a book about Divine, called My Son Divine, written with Milstead's mother Frances.

As an acting and directing teacher, Yeager worked with emerging Baltimore area actors like Howard Rollins, John Glover, and Kathleen Turner. Yeager directed Rollins in a 1972 production of Of Mice and Men.

He teaches at Towson University. [http://www.towson.edu/users/yeager/]

5th Wall

In 2003, Yeager co-founded the 5th Wall Young Filmmakers Workshop along with Elaine Beardsley. 5th Wall is an organization that gives teenage filmmakers, actors, and artists the chance to participate in the making of a movie. These short student films are shot as professionally as possible to give the young filmmakers experience on a real movie set. Their efforts are then screened at a local movie theater, an event that includes a red carpet, awards, and a raffle.

Latest Projects

Since June 2007 Yeager has been working on "Crystal Fog", a narrative film lending a glimpse into the much maligned world of transgendered relationships. The film focuses on a young man, Darren, who undergoes a crisis of sexual identity, and pursues a relationship with local drag performer, Crystal Fog. Inspirations from the film were drawn from the life of his younger brother, who died ten years ago from AIDS. The film was shot in and around Baltimore during the Summer of 2007. Post production is currently underway. He is also known for his works in gay pornography.

Filmography

Director

"On the Block" (1990)
"Divine Trash" (1998)
"In Bad Taste (Divine Trash II)" (2000)
"The Connection" (2001)
"If The Bough Breaks" (2005)
"The Howard Rollins Story" (work-in-progress) (2006)
"Crystal Fog" (2008)

Actor

"Pink Flamingos" (1972)
"Polyester" (1981)
"Crystal Fog" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.fifthwall.org/ 5th Wall]