This film traces the development of a belly dancing troupe from studio training to a live performance at The Renaissance Pleasure Faire. The film has a good deal of historical information and is a good introduction to tribal dancing.
16mm, color/so, 20m, $60
This is a documentary about independent motorcycle riders. The locations include San Francisco and Santa Cruz County. The participants express opinions on many subjects including lifestyle, image and other elements that support the bike rider mystique. Live footage and interviews are intercut with scrapbook stills and graffiti found on tattoos, garage walls and anywhere else there was information. The mood of the film is established by a police radio that monitors the progress of a large group of bikers en route to a weekend party. The movie, however, takes side trips in order to reveal a more intimate story than the superficial police report.
This is a real sharing experience - done in the spirit of a cowboy movie - that enables the audience to visit, party and ride with the motorcycle people. The result is an intimate look into the bike culture that explodes the stereotypical view commonly attributed to bikers.
16mm, color/so, 25m, $75