on the matter of the Golden Gate Bridge's position as the top suicide landmark in the world. Her former colleague, Mark Finch, had jumped from the bridge on January 14, 1995, and Olson used this event to inform her own film. Her letter was published on the tenth anniversary of Finch's death and supported the Psychiatric Foundation of Northern California's launching of a campaign for a barrier to be installed on the bridge. Olson also distributed her film to the bridge's board of directors, noting "several of the bridge directors told me they appreciated seeing the film and found it illuminating", and in March 2005, the board voted to explore the installation of a barrier to prevent jumping. Olson's 2009 short film, 575 Castro St. was shot on the empty Castro Camera store set of the Academy Award-winning drama Milk. In 2015, Olson's film, The Royal Road premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. In 2019, Olson directed a short film, In nomine Patris. She is currently in development on an experimental film, The Quiet World. Bibliography Dagger: On Butch Women (1995), (contributor) Cleis Press, Cookin’ with Honey (1996), (contributor) Cleis Press, Lesbian Words: State of the Art (1996), (contributor) Richard Kasak Books, Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Film (1996), (contributor) Plume, The Ultimate Guide to Lesbian & Gay Film and Video (1996), (editor) Serpent's Tail, The Queer Movie Poster Book (2004), (author) Chronicle Books, The Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts (2006), (contributor) Cleis Press, Filmography Levi’s 501s Commercial (1991), experimental video Sometimes (1994), experimental video Blow-Up (1997), experimental video Blue Diary (1998) Meep Meep! (2000), experimental video By Hook or by Crook (2001), consulting producer Sing Along San Francisco (2002), producer Matzo Maidels (2003) The Joy of Life (2005) 575 Castro St. (2009) The Royal Road (2015) AWOL (2016), consulting producer The Freedom to Marry (2016), producer In nomine Patris (2019) A Worm in the Heart (2020), consulting producer Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020), consulting producer Equal (2020), archival producer No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021), consulting producer Awards and nominations See also List of female film and television directors List of lesbian filmmakers List of LGBT-related films directed by women References External links Olson's personal website Olson's journalism archive and website profile Official site for The Joy of Life Official site for 575 Castro St. Official site for