Videoteca

Law of Averages 1996 star_border 1
In a lush garden two lovers meet and begin a relationship that is complicated by a lack of exact compatibility, daily compromise and occasional sensuousness. The temptation in this garden is an interactive theatre called The Big Ghost which stars a wild and addictive creature named Vinyla.

Little Lieutenant 1994 star_border 9
Little Lieutenant is a look back at the late Weimar era with its struggles and celebrations leading up to world war, a period piece. Scored to John Zorn's arrangement of the Kurt Weill song, "Little Lieutenant of the Loving God", and drawing its imagery both from the original song and its somewhat idiosyncratic rearrangement, the film presents an internal reading of Silvers' solo scored to the same musical piece, "Along the Skid Mark of Recorded History".

Neo-Geo: An American Purchase 1989
Produced during a year-long residency in New York, Neo Geo is a vivid portrayal of the contemporary American cultural landscape.

Working Girls 1987 star_border 5.9
A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

Preludes in Magical Time 1987
Directed by Sara Petty.

Vortex 1982 star_border 6.4
A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of politicians.

Fannie's Film 1981 star_border 6
A 65-year-old cleaning woman for a professional dancers' exercise studio performs her job while telling us in voiceover about her life, hopes, goals, and feelings. A challenge to mainstream media's ongoing stereotypes of women of color who earn their living as domestic workers, this seemingly simple documentary achieves a quiet revolution: the expressive portrait of a fully realized individual.

11 x 14 1977 star_border 6.9
65 shots making up a cryptically alluded-to narrative: a lesbian couple's Midwest travels, a hitchhiking young man's journeys, the story of a man who may be having an affair.

Seconds to Play 1976
A documentary detailing the live ABC broadcasting of a 1975 college football game from the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum, between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the UCLA Bruins, taking us behind the scenes into the fast-paced demands and technical impediments of turning a simple sport into a mass-broadcast entertainment.

Art in Taos 1976
A documentary by husband and wife filmmakers, Mario Balibrera and Dana Evans, of the art colonies of Taos, New Mexico in the early part of the 20th century.

This Island 1970
How the art in the Detroit Institute of Art connects to life's experiences and the neighborhood.

A Few Things I Know About Miami Release date not available
This film consists of five segments which interweave archival footage with interviews to highlight aspects of Miami's history. The segments are: On Flagler Street--about the old movie palaces; Down on Second Avenue--the Black entertainment mecca of the 1920's and 1930's; Waiting at the station--the railroad; Night lights--a family of neon sign makers; On the river--Plato Cook and commerce on the Miami river.