In 1977, the outing of science fiction author James Tiptree, Jr. (as Alice B. Sheldon) shook the world’s sense of genre fiction as a male domain. Fifty years later, Tip/Alli reveals the intricate life of expansive gender that produced some of the 20th century’s most celebrated speculations.
Director: Jed Samer
Producers: Samantha Farinella, Oli Galvin, and Jed Samer
Executive Producer: Catherine Weiss
Digital DP: Samantha Farinella
Super 8 DP: Chris Ruble
Editor: Oli Galvin
Original Score: Matt Malsky
Featuring: Rachel Corbman, Samuel R. Delany, Jeanne Gomoll, Jamison Green, Alexis Lothian, Lee Mandelo, Brittany Nelson, Julie Phillips, Emily Lim Rogers, Nisi Shawl, and Jeff Smith (among others)
Digital DP Samantha Farinella on location in McLean, VA 
Dir. Jed Samer & actor Rachel Corbman on location in DC 
Super 8 DP Chris Ruble & actor Rachel Corbman on location in DC 
Tip/Alli on location in DC 
DC’s a wrap! 
Brittany Nelson photographs Alli’s street in McLean, VA 
Alexis Lothian sits for Tip/Alli interview 
Lee Mandelo sits for Tip/Alli interview 
Voice actors Jamison Green and Emily Lim Rogers in the recording studio 
Dir. Jed Samer in the Tip/Alli archive at the University of Oregon
Tip/Alli was supported by a Worcester Arts Council grant, a Mass Cultural Council grant, an Arizona Commission on the Arts Artist Opportunity grant, and a Puffin Foundation grant.
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