Critical Writing Index

Roxie hosts Film Arts Festival, celebrates local independents

by Michael Fox

FILM/TAPE WORLD, Nov. 1992, v. 10, no. 58

Michael Fox encapsulates the outstanding independent film screenings at the Bay Area Film Festival of 1992, identifying overriding themes of identification with political ideologies, gay rights and social justice in response to ongoing current affairs. He also observes that identity is a popular theme amongst emerging talent.The personal expression embodied in independent filmmaking is celebrated by the film festival, which Fox finds lacking in mainstream feature films.

ITEM 1992.073 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Luck of the Devil – Mark Summers

Desire to Dance – Martin Klimek

No Rewind – Paula Mozen

In the Shadow of the Stars – Irving Saraf

In the Shadow of the Stars – Allie Light

Deadly Deception – Debra Chasnoff

M.F.K. – Barbara Wornum

John Cage Talks About "Cows" – Chris Felver

Life-Line – Myra Levy

Adam Abdul Hakeem:One Who Survived – Thalia Drori

Boiling Point: Law and Order in San Francisco – Carla Leshne

Boiling Point: Law and Order in San Francisco – Todd Edelman

Tuscarora – David Schickele

Return of the Scorcher – Ted White

A Certain Grace – Sandra Nettleback

Homeless Not Helpless: Opening Doors – Jerry Jones

Shadow Children – Charlotte Beyers

Shadow Children – Harry Mathias

Shadow Children – Richard Scott

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien – Marlon Riggs

Shooting Script: A TransAtlantic Love Story – Lynn Hershman

Gay Youth – Pam Walton

Y Na Na: Woman of a Thousand Places – Yvette Torell

O No Colorado! – Craig Baldwin

My Home, My Prison – Susana Blastein Munoz

My Home, My Prison – Erica Marcus