Movies
- 1992
North on Evers
North on Evers7.21992HD
In NORTH ON EVERS James Benning takes the road movie seriously, making his circular trip across the U.S. a marvelously photographed, intensely felt,...
- 1992
Flesh Histories
Flesh Histories01992HD
A diverse program of films and videos by various artists who challenge conventional representations of gender, family and sexuality, curated by Tom...
- 1989
Me and Rubyfruit
Me and Rubyfruit4.31989HD
Interpretation of Rita Mae Brown's groundbreaking lesbian coming-of-age novel Rubyfruit Jungle.
- 1991
A Place Called Lovely
A Place Called Lovely1.71991HD
“Nicky is seven. His parents are older and meaner.” A Place Called Lovely references the types of violence individuals find in life, from...
- 1990
If Every Girl Had a Diary
If Every Girl Had a Diary1.71990HD
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...
- 1992
Girl Power
Girl Power5.51992HD
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....
- 1995
The Judy Spots
The Judy Spots21995HD
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...
- 1998
Julie Ruin - Aerobicide
Julie Ruin - Aerobicide01998HD
This music video for the band Julie Ruin, fronted by Kathleen Hanna, formerly of Bikini Kill, critiques the cynical music marketeers of corporate...
- 1992
It Wasn't Love
It Wasn't Love4.41992HD
The narration and intertitles describe the ultimate teenage fantasy road-trip: a female version of Bonnie and Clyde in love, in trouble, and...
- 1989
Living Inside
Living Inside2.51989HD
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....
- 1990
Jollies
Jollies3.31990HD
Benning gives a chronology of her crushes and kisses, tracing the development of her nascent sexuality.
- 1989
A New Year
A New Year31989HD
Sadie Benning's first film. A version of the teenage diary, Benning places her feelings of confusion and depression alongside grisly tales of...
- 1995
German Song
German Song41995HD
Shot in black and white Super-8, this lyrical short follows a wandering, disengaged youth through grey afternoons. Features the hard-edged music of...
- 1998
Flat Is Beautiful
Flat Is Beautiful4.51998HD
Flat Is Beautiful is an experimental live-action cartoon using masks, animation, subtitles, drawings, and dramatic scenes to investigate the psychic...
- 1995
White Trash Girl
White Trash Girl91995HD
A woman from poor upbringing grows up to be the leader of a group of extremely rugged individuals.
- 2006
Play Pause
Play Pause02006HD
The two-channel video departs from Benning’s earlier work, cutting together hundreds of the artist’s gouache drawings of urban...
- 1990
Welcome to Normal
Welcome to Normal01990HD
An examination of the filmmaker's childhood, femininity and identity, incorporating home movies of the filmmaker as an infant.