Su FriedrichAuteurism expanded With acclaimed films like Sink or Swim and The Odds of Recovery, Su Friedrichs body of work stands at the forefront of avant garde and Queer cinema. Barbara Mennel examines the career of an experimental auteur whose merger of technical innovation and political critique connects with both cinephiles and activists. Friedrichs integration of cinematic experimentation with lesbian advocacy serves as a beginning rather than an end point