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Showing 1 - 10 of 19 titles with a criteria of Subject is Performance Artists
The Amazing Amy
Using humor and a love of fantasy, "The Amazing Amy" Harlib connects with audiences through performing strenuous yoga-based contortion acts in New York City. But behind the showmanship lives an incredibly lonely human being.
MediaStorm | 2011 | 13 minutes
Ana Mendieta: Fuego De Tierra
A powerful tribute to Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta.
Women Make Movies | 1987 | 52 minutes
Color Schemes
An upbeat, ironic look at America’s multicultural society, Color Schemes uses the metaphor of “color wash” to tackle conceptions of racial assimilation.
Women Make Movies | 1989 | 28 minutes
Conjure Women
An exciting performance-based documentary exploring the artistry and philosophy of four African American female artists.
Women Make Movies | 1995 | 85 minutes
Crutch
Chronicles the gravity defying life of Bill Shannon, an internationally renowned artist, breakdancer and skate punk—on crutches.
Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 96 minutes
Eat the Kimono
Hanayagi Genshu, a Japanese feminist and avant-garde dancer and performer, has spent her life defying her conservative culture's contempt for independence and unconventionality.
Women Make Movies | 1989 | 60 minutes
Fight Hate With Love
Prison-survivor and activist Michael Ta’Bon leads a one-man movement in his community to help other young men avoid the revolving door of the prison system he’s been trapped in since he was a teen.
MediaStorm | 2017 | 79 minutes
Lemebel
Writer, artist and pioneer of the queer movement in Latin America, Pedro Lemebel shook up Chilean society during Pinochet’s dictatorship.
Icarus Films | 2020 | 96 minutes
Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington Blade
As anti-LGBTQ laws surge, a legendary reporter and a fearless drag icon fight to preserve DC's gay history.
GOOD DOCS | 2025 | 29 minutes
Maguy Marin
Offers remarkable footage of live performances, as well as first person interviews with the choreographer, Maguy Marin, whose work is daring, moving and continues to defy convention.
Distrib Films | 2020 | 105 minutes
