Movies

  • 1992
    North on Evers

    North on Evers

    North on Evers

    7.21992HD

    In NORTH ON EVERS James Benning takes the road movie seriously, making his circular trip across the U.S. a marvelously photographed, intensely felt,...

    North on Evers
  • 1992
    Flesh Histories

    Flesh Histories

    Flesh Histories

    01992HD

    A diverse program of films and videos by various artists who challenge conventional representations of gender, family and sexuality, curated by Tom...

    Flesh Histories
  • 1989
    Me and Rubyfruit

    Me and Rubyfruit

    Me and Rubyfruit

    4.31989HD

    Interpretation of Rita Mae Brown's groundbreaking lesbian coming-of-age novel Rubyfruit Jungle.

    Me and Rubyfruit
  • 1991
    A Place Called Lovely

    A Place Called Lovely

    A Place Called Lovely

    1.71991HD

    “Nicky is seven. His parents are older and meaner.” A Place Called Lovely references the types of violence individuals find in life, from...

    A Place Called Lovely
  • 1990
    If Every Girl Had a Diary

    If Every Girl Had a Diary

    If Every Girl Had a Diary

    1.71990HD

    Setting her pixelvision camera on herself and her room, Benning searches for a sense of identity and respect as a woman and a lesbian. Acting...

    If Every Girl Had a Diary
  • 1992
    Girl Power

    Girl Power

    Girl Power

    5.51992HD

    Set to music by Bikini Kill (an all-girl band from Washington), Girl Power is a raucous vision of what it means to be a radical girl in the 90s....

    Girl Power
  • 1995
    The Judy Spots

    The Judy Spots

    The Judy Spots

    21995HD

    These five short videos introduce Judy, a paper maché puppet who ruminates on her position in society. Like Judy, of the famous Punch and Judy...

    The Judy Spots
  • 1998
    Julie Ruin - Aerobicide

    Julie Ruin - Aerobicide

    Julie Ruin - Aerobicide

    01998HD

    This music video for the band Julie Ruin, fronted by Kathleen Hanna, formerly of Bikini Kill, critiques the cynical music marketeers of corporate...

    Julie Ruin - Aerobicide
  • 1992
    It Wasn't Love

    It Wasn't Love

    It Wasn't Love

    4.41992HD

    The narration and intertitles describe the ultimate teenage fantasy road-trip: a female version of Bonnie and Clyde in love, in trouble, and...

    It Wasn't Love
  • 1989
    Living Inside

    Living Inside

    Living Inside

    2.51989HD

    When she was 16, Benning stopped going to high school for three weeks and stayed inside with her camera, her TV set, and a pile of dirty laundry....

    Living Inside
  • 1990
    Jollies

    Jollies

    Jollies

    3.31990HD

    Benning gives a chronology of her crushes and kisses, tracing the development of her nascent sexuality.

    Jollies
  • 1989
    A New Year

    A New Year

    A New Year

    31989HD

    Sadie Benning's first film. A version of the teenage diary, Benning places her feelings of confusion and depression alongside grisly tales of...

    A New Year
  • 1995
    German Song

    German Song

    German Song

    41995HD

    Shot in black and white Super-8, this lyrical short follows a wandering, disengaged youth through grey afternoons. Features the hard-edged music of...

    German Song
  • 1998
    Flat Is Beautiful

    Flat Is Beautiful

    Flat Is Beautiful

    4.51998HD

    Flat Is Beautiful is an experimental live-action cartoon using masks, animation, subtitles, drawings, and dramatic scenes to investigate the psychic...

    Flat Is Beautiful
  • 1995
    White Trash Girl

    White Trash Girl

    White Trash Girl

    91995HD

    A woman from poor upbringing grows up to be the leader of a group of extremely rugged individuals.

    White Trash Girl
  • 2006
    Play Pause

    Play Pause

    Play Pause

    02006HD

    The two-channel video departs from Benning’s earlier work, cutting together hundreds of the artist’s gouache drawings of urban...

    Play Pause
  • 1990
    Welcome to Normal

    Welcome to Normal

    Welcome to Normal

    01990HD

    An examination of the filmmaker's childhood, femininity and identity, incorporating home movies of the filmmaker as an infant.

    Welcome to Normal