Filmography
Independent Film and Video Work Completed
Passing Through (2011) Experimental Video/film [6:30] HD video and 35mm film.
We Lived There (2010) Experimental Film/video [3:30] 16mm film/HD video.
You Again? (6/04 – 9/04) Narrative Drama [8:00] Digital Video.
MOLT! (8/95 – 12/97) Narrative Drama [34:00] 16mm film. A production of the Interdisciplinary Motion Picture Workshop at the University of Arizona. The story of a young woman who moves to the city from a small town and falls in love with her roommate. Producer, Director, Sound Editor, Editor 50%. Funding: Grant Support 95%, Personal Resources, 5%.
White Gorge. (1/92 – 7/93) Art Video [8:00] 16mm film, Super-8 film, Hi-8 video/one inch video. A production of Video Art Network. The visual interpretation of the poem White Gorge by Tucson poet Charles Alexander. Grant Writing, 100%, Production Management 50%, Cinematography 15%, Editing 20%.
Indian Summer. (1/91 – 6/92) Narrative Drama [79:00] 16mm film/D2 videotape. The story of a runaway teen who befriends an Apache man returning to the reservation. English and Apache with English sub-titles. Distribution: Bridgestone Multimedia. Foreign Broadcast Television: Latin America, Middle East, Korea; Domestic Home Video release through Stardance Entertainment: released as Escape to White Mountain; Domestic Cable pending. Bureau of Indian Affairs – Chinle Agency Permanent Collection. Funding: Personal Resources 75%, Grants Support 25%.
Indian Summer part one. (1/89 – 6/91) Narrative Drama [23:00] 16mm film/one inch video. The story of the deteriorating relationship between a boy and his father. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 90%, Grant Support 10%.
Go Out (and find somebody new). (5/88) Documentary of Experimental Performance. [12:00] 3/4 inch video. A performance event that highlights the themes of alienation and commitment in relationships. Distribution: Site Specific. Funding: Personal Resources 100%
Everyday Romance. (5/87) Art Video [6:00] 3/4 inch video. Juxtaposes images of television’s representation of romance with dial-a-date recordings as evidence of pervasive social alienation. Distribution: Media Centers, Access Television. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Common Security. (4/87) Art Video [2:00] 3/4 inch video. A self-reflexive parody of late night insurance commercials. Distribution: Media Centers, Access Television. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
My Brother Dave Lives in New York. (3/83 – 5/84) Art Video [6:00] Single-8 film/3/4 inch video. A portrait of my brother and the two spheres of activity that he functions in: the personal and the public. Distribution: Media Centers, Access Television. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Chicago Mandala. (1983) Experimental [3:00] 16mm film. The transformation of the industrial landscape of Chicago into an unfolding flower. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Lisa’s Moving Day. (1982) Experimental Documentary [15:00] Super-8/16mm film. The film places the personal decisions confronting a contemporary dual career couple within the context of corporate capitalism. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Left/right Portraits. (1982) Experimental [15:00] 16mm film. An investigation of the bicameral brain through motion picture image manipulation. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Death Angel. (1982) Experimental [3:00] 16mm film. A formal investigation of how editing can create meaning. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Oregon Stories. (1982) Experimental Documentary [6:00] Single-8/16mm film. An investigation of collective family memory. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Echo. (1981) Experimental Narrative [12:00] 16mm film. The narcissus myth as told through dance. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
A Moment to Think. (1981) Abstract Experimental [6:00] 16mm film. A meditation film. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
New Year’s: 1981. (1981) Experimental [5:00] Super-8/16mm film. A time capsule of 1980 and a look ahead to 1981. Distribution: Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Eye/Flower. (1979) Abstract Experimental [3:00] Super-8/16mm film. Distribution: New York Filmmakers Cooperative, Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Flotation Rinse. (1979) Experimental [6:00] 16mm film. An exploration of the Lilly Sensory Deprivation Tank. Distribution: New York Filmmakers Cooperative, Festivals, Media Centers. Funding: Personal Resources 100%.
Commissioned Work Completed
Conjugation of the Verb “to Be.” (7/89) Art Video [7:00] 3/4 inch video. Purpose: Creation of silent piece for public store front display. Producer/Director 100%. Distribution: Site Specific Installation seen by over 10,000 during Summer Downtown Art Nights.
Contracted Work Completed
Blue Line Metro. (3/90) Marketing Video [1:00] 16mm film, 3/4 video, digital animation. Purpose: Attention getting opening for proposal presentation to Los Angeles County Public Art Review Board for neon, glass, and animation installation in Blue Line Metro station. Producer/Director 100%.
We Are They/They Are Us. (1982) Documentary [12:00] 3/4 inch video. Documents Northwestern University Gay and Lesbian Alliance teach-in. Writer, Producer, Director, Editor 33%. Cinematographer 100%.
Commercial Work Completed
Creative Movement: A Step Towards Intelligence. (8/92 – 7/93) Instructional [90:00] Betacam/one inch video. Purpose: To present parents and educators with a method for constructing early movement education classes for children ages 3 – 5 and 6 – 8. Includes two complete thirty minute classes. Producer 100%, Editor 100%, Writer 50%. Funding: 100% Kultur Films International. Distribution: Institutional and Home Video through Kultur Films International.
The Ballet Workout II. (8/92 – 7/93) Instructional [70:00] Betacam/D2 video. Purpose: A home exercise tape using ballet floor work, barre work, and center work. Producer 100%, Editor 100%, Writer 50%. Funding: Kultur Films International. Distribution: Home video through Kultur International.
Taking the Plunge: Managing a Successful Small Business, Part One. (9/85 – 6/86) Instructional [30:00] One inch video. Purpose: To profile methods and attitudes necessary to manage a successful product oriented business. Writer, Producer, Director, Editor 100%. Funding: Austin Community College. Distribution: National Institutional Sales, Local Educational Cable, Local Libraries.
Taking the Plunge: Managing a Successful Small Business, Part Two. (9/85 – 6/86) Instructional [30:00] One inch video. Purpose: To profile methods and attitudes necessary to manage a successful service oriented business. Writer, Producer, Director, Editor 100%. Funding: Austin Community College. Distribution: National Institutional Sales, Local Educational Cable, Local Libraries.
Classical Conditioning: Learning Through Association. (1985) Instructional [15:00] One inch video. Purpose: To support psychology courses at Austin Community College. Writer, Producer, Director, Editor 100%. Funding: Austin Community College. Distribution: Classroom.
Getting Older. (1985) Commercial Spot [:60] One inch video. Purpose: To increase enrollment in Austin Community College Telecourses. Writer, Producer, Director, Editor 100 %. Distribution: Local Broadcast, Local Cablecast.
Tune In. (1985) Commercial Spot [:30] One inch video. Purpose: To increase enrollment in Austin Community College Telecourses. Writer, Producer, Director, Editor 100 %. Distribution: Local Broadcast, Local Cablecast.
Start Your Future Now. (1985) Commercial Spot [:30] One inch video. Purpose: To increase enrollment in Austin Community College Automotive Technology Program. Producer, Director, Editor 100%. Distribution: Local Broadcast, Local Cablecast.
High Tech Auto Tech. (1985) Commercial Spot [:30] One inch video. Purpose: To increase enrollment in Austin Community College Automotive Technology Program. Producer, Director, Editor 100%. Distribution: Local Broadcast, Local Cablecast.
Video Installations Completed
Night Light. (4/89 – 9/89) Multiple monitor interactive video installation in downtown Tucson. Concept and Implementation 50%.
Small Town Postcards. (9/83 – 5/84) Video Installation. [50:00] Single-8 film/3/4 inch video. Multiple monitor video installation for Western Illinois University Library Video Display System. Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor 100%. Grant Support (Total).
