Critical Writing Index

Video at the Crossroads: A review of the 1988 AFI Festival

by Margaret Morse

Video Networks, 1989, v. 13, no. 314

This review of the 1988 AFI Video Festival examines race and censorship, the festivals two organizing themes, in addition to discussing several works from the "New Work" program included in the festival.

ITEM 1989.013 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Urinal – John Greyson

Lets Play Prisoners – Julie Zando

All Orientals Look the Same – Valerie Soe

Peggy and Fred in Kansas – Leslie Thornton

Consider Anything, Only Don't Cry – Helen de Michiel

Home Improvements – Robert Frank

Hard and Flexible Music – Bob Snyder

Tokyo Pictures – Kouichi Tabata

The Fifth Beatle – Tim Ireland

Reggie's World of Soul – Reggie Hudlin

Red Dawn – Ute Indian Tribe Production

Ritual Clowns – Victor Masayesva

Opinion – Salman Rushdie

Territories – Isaac Julien

Black Celebration – Tony Cokes