birth_place article_title name occupation
caracas , venezuela maria beatty
 maria beatty film director and producer
maria beatty

maria beatty is a new york filmmaker who directs , acts , and produces .
her films are often made in black and white and cover various aspects of female sexuality , including bdsm and fetishism .
she was inspired by expressionist german cinema , french surrealism and american film noir .
she sometimes stars in her own films , such as `` the elegant spanking '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- and `` the black glove '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .
in 2007 , she won the ficeb tacón de aguja best director award for `` silken sleeves '' .
