"For all her technical expertise and ironic humor, many of Sher's most successful moments come from unadorned interviews in which she treats her subjects matter-of-factly, shows off their work and just lets them talk." David Armstrong, San Francisco Examine

Interviews with Artists Program 1 Mechanical performance, underground radio, public art, & painting. Featuring Mark Pauline & SRL, No Other Radio & Maximum Rock & Roll, John King & more. 45 min. » expanded synopsis | » order tapes

Interviews with Artists Program 2 Three diverse artists with a mission - installation artist Amalia Mesa Bains, sculptor John Abduljaami, and painter Carmen Lomas Garza. 30 min. » expanded synopsis | » order tapes

Interviews with Artists Program 3 Audio art, puppetry and painting featuring Arina Isaacson, Arts Plural - Charles Amirkhanian & Carol Law, and Anton Gintner. 30 min. » expanded synopsis | » order tapes

Interviews with Artists Program 4 Three women artists at mid-career - Susan Leibovitz Steinman, Jeanne O'Conner, M. Louise Stanley 30 min. » expanded synopsis | » order tapes

Bella Bella documents the latest chapter in major Bay Area sculptor Bella Feldman‘s life and provides inspiration for anyone who thinks reaching 70 marks the time to pack it in. 30 min. » expanded synopsis | » order tapes

Homenaje a Tenochtitlan: an installation for Day of the Dead Interviewed as she creates her large ofrenda (altar) dedicated to the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), internationally acclaimed Chicana artist Carmen Lomas Garza explains the significance of the Dia de los Muertos celebration and the symbolism of her offerings to her ancestors and mentors. 24 min. » expanded synopsis | » view clip | » order tapes

Women by Women The historic 1985 exhibition of Chicana artists at the Galeria de la Raza in San Francisco guest curated by Dr. Amalia Mesa Bains and Maria Pinedo. Featuring works by Judith Baca, Yolanda Lopez, Patricia Rodriquez, Lorraine Garcia, Carmen Lomas Garza and many other artists who discuss thier work, backgrounds and ideas for transforming culture into myth. 50 min. » order tapes

The Rejuvenation of Big Daddy's Sculptor/Master Gardener Vickie Jo Sowell builds a community garden across from her studio in Emeryville, CA. HONORABLE MENTION Earth Vision International Environmental Film & Video festival. 5 min. » order tapes

Dancing on the Edge of Success Dancer/choreographer Margarete Jenkins discusses her sources and influences (Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Jose Limon,) the early days of her company and the joys and challenges of keeping her lengedary San Francisco dance troup alive and well. 28 min. » order tapes

Fingers That Tickle & Delight an interview with septegenarian deaf comic, mentor and educator Eveyln Zola. 32 min. » expanded synopsis | » order tapes

How to Market a Body of Art How to avoid the pitfalls in marketing your art including advice from a museum curator, a gallery owner and an art consultant. Oops! 14 min. » order tapes

Brainwash & Beyond Pre MTV music videos by Phil Hopper & Elizabeth Sher including Ground Zero, Bound & Gagged, Minimal Man, Flipper, a story by William Burroughs and more. » expanded synopsis | » view clips | » order tapes

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