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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
This
documentary investigates the pop-culture phenomenon generated by George
Lucas's Star Wars films, one which reached new peaks of excitement in
the Spring of 1999, when the date for the theatrical premiere of the series'
'prequel,', The Phantom Menace, was announced. As Star Wars fans all over
the country began lining up at movie theaters weeks prior to its scheduled
May 19th opening, filmmaker Tariq Jalil and his crew began documenting
the frenzy in an attempt to understand the mysterious appeal of these
films. In addition to interviewing hundreds of devoted fans-including
many who remained on line for forty-two days in order to get a ticket
to the premiere screening-as well as a few skeptics, they also spoke with
film industry executives (including producer Roger Corman and story analyst
Christopher Vogler), members of the media covering the event, Star Wars
convention attendees, collectors lined up for a midnight opening of a
Toys 'r' Us outlet selling action figures from the new film, as well as
celebrities such as Joe Pesci, Andy Garcia, and Meat Loaf. More than just
a geek show, however, A Galaxy Far, Far Away offers real insights into
why the Star Wars films have generated a powerful and widespread cultural
appeal that crosses racial, gender and generational lines. Directed by
Tariq Jalil 2001, color, 72 mins.
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A
humid August morning in Brooklyn. The year is 1776 and thirty-five thousand
British regulars and Hessian mercenaries are bearing down upon George Washington's
recently formed American army of twelve thousand men. The Revolution could
be snuffed out before it has a chance to begin. The actions of one man,
General William Alexander, leading a group of four hundred Maryland soldiers,
prevented a decisive British victory that day. The Brave Man tells his story,
which is also the story of the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the bloodiest
but least-known conflicts of the War for Independence. 
This
documentary examines the unique American subculture of the carnival by
chronicling an entire season of the James E. Strates Shows, one of the
oldest carnivals in America, and the last to tour cities and towns throughout
the U.S. by train. The video shows the entire process of setting up the
carnival-a moveable city, complete with midway surrounded by rides, games
and sideshows-its operation for a week or more, and the thirty-hour effort
to dismantle the carnival for the move to the next city. It features interviews
with the entire range of carnival employees, a community of workers and
their families who live on the mile-long train, including the ride boys
who set up and dismantle the amusement rides, the train crews who chain
heavy equipment onto flat cars, the game operators, the food concessionaires,
the entertainers, safety inspector, and the carnival bosses. The video
also includes a brief history of carnivals, famous for their freak shows,
striptease and oddity acts, which have largely vanished, and the continuing
allure of this form of entertainment.
Portrays
the revival of Los Pastores (The Shepherd's Play), an ancient Christmas
morality play that have long been part of Hispanic folk traditions in
the American Southwest. Originally brought to the New World by the Spanish
conquistadores and Catholic missionaries, Los Pastores evolved from a
strict liturgical drama whose purpose was to teach morality to the indigenous
Indian population into a sometimes bawdy and comedic folk play that went
out of favor in the twentieth century. The video shows the reenactment
of the play by the Sangre de Cristos Liturgies Theater Company at a small
church in New Mexico. It features scenes of the play, interviews with
local townspeople, plus archival photos and readings of letters from settlers
who documented performances of the play at the turn of the century. Directed
by Judy Chaikin 1997, color, 28 mins.