Freude (Florence) Bartlett (1942 â€" November 9, 2009) also known as
Freude Solomon-Bartlett, was an American experimental film director
and founder of the Serious Business Company, a San Francisco-based
film sales and film distribution company known for its collection of
avant-garde, animation and women's films.Born in New York, Bartlett
attended San Francisco State University and earned a degree in
Information Sciences at University of California, Berkeley.Bartlett
started the company in 1972. She felt strongly about making
experimental and women-made films more accessible and would often
travel with curated film programs to educate the public about film and
earn money for the artists she represented. The Serious Business
Company distributed work made by Tom DeWitt, Gunvor Nelson, Chick
Strand, Robert Breer, Suzan Pitt, George Griffin, Shirley Clarke,
Kathy Rose and Robert Nelson, as well as many other artists. The
company closed in 1983. In 1985 she founded Metropolis Media, a
communications firm.She married filmmaker Scott Bartlett in 1969. She
had a daughter, Stevias Solomon and a son Elon Bartlett. She died in
Oakland, California.
Freude Solomon-Bartlett, was an American experimental film director
and founder of the Serious Business Company, a San Francisco-based
film sales and film distribution company known for its collection of
avant-garde, animation and women's films.Born in New York, Bartlett
attended San Francisco State University and earned a degree in
Information Sciences at University of California, Berkeley.Bartlett
started the company in 1972. She felt strongly about making
experimental and women-made films more accessible and would often
travel with curated film programs to educate the public about film and
earn money for the artists she represented. The Serious Business
Company distributed work made by Tom DeWitt, Gunvor Nelson, Chick
Strand, Robert Breer, Suzan Pitt, George Griffin, Shirley Clarke,
Kathy Rose and Robert Nelson, as well as many other artists. The
company closed in 1983. In 1985 she founded Metropolis Media, a
communications firm.She married filmmaker Scott Bartlett in 1969. She
had a daughter, Stevias Solomon and a son Elon Bartlett. She died in
Oakland, California.
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