Alive from Off Center

American Flash Cards (8x4)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Tem 11, 1992

This program features six short films. In "Thanksgiving Prayer," writer William Burroughs recites a cynical poem about America as related images are superimposed against his body. "Gotham" carries the message that "crime never pays," and features clips of violent behavior. "Pull Your Head to the Moon (Stories of Creole Women)" depicts a bitter young man seeking comfort in a visit to his Creole grandmother while someone very close to him is dying of AIDS. In "Too Darn Hot," a video from the AIDS benefit video program "Red Hot and Blue," pop duo Erasure perform Cole Porter's "Too Darn Hot." The video includes information intended to raise awareness over AIDS. Finally, "Sharp Rocks," dedicated to "all native brothers and sisters under the sky, over the earth," encourages Native Americans living in the larger society to return home and share their knowledge with their people.