Films with: Skalski, Mary Jane

Early works of Cheryl Dunye

Janine: "(Experimental documentary, 1990) The story of a black lesbian's relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl"--Container. She don't fade: "(Experimental narrative, 1991) A self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian"--Container. The potluck and the passion: "(Experimental narrative, 1993) Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck"--Container. Vanilla sex: "(Experimental documentary, 1992)"--Container. Dunye's contribution to visual artist Shu Leah Cheng's video installation Those fluttering objects of desire. An untitled portrait: "(Video montage, 1993) Dunye's relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies & Dunye's special brand of humor"--Container. Greetings from Africa: "(Narrative, 1994) Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the 90s"--Container.

DVD 6673

Mysterious skin

At age 8, Neil and Brian played on the same baseball team in their small Kansas hometown. Now 10 years later, Neil is a hustler and Brian a nervous introvert who believes he has been abducted by aliens. As their lives intersect, they discover a shared past shrouded in mystery.

DVD 10245

Station agent

A young man inherits a train station in rural New Jersey and moves there for a life of quiet solitude. He soon finds friendships and a sense of belonging that he never expected, and never thought he wanted.

DVD 3400

Visitor /

Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship with Esi, his girlfriend from Senegal. One day, when returning from Central Park with Walter, Tarek is arrested for jumping a stuck subway turnstile, despite the fact that he had paid. The police discover he does not have legal papers and transfer him to an immigrant detention center in Queens. Feeling responsible for and connected to Tarek, Walter decides to stay in New York to help and support him. Not hearing from her son, Tarek's mother arrives from Michigan to find out why, and she and Walter support one another while they attempt to free Tarek.

DVD 5977

Win win

Mike Flaherty is "a lovable yet long-suffering lawyer and high school wrestling coach... When Mike... comes across a teenage runaway who also happens to be a champion wrestler, Mike's luck turns around in spectacular fashion. But his win-win situation soon becomes more complicated than he ever imagined when the boy's family affairs come into play"--Container.

DVD 8196