Jim McKay

The death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and their lives.

Three best friends, once inseparable, drift apart when their school closes down and the realities of adult life dawn on them.

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

A pregnant New York social worker tries to help a troubled teenager whose father kicked him out of his home.

This documentary is an insightful look into the Duplex Nursing Home in Massachusetts and the resident contributors to the Duplex Planet. Director Jim McKay interviews David Greenberger, the magazine's founder and member of the band Men & Volts. The real stars of this documentary-essay, however, are the residents of the Duplex Nursing Home, who offer interesting anecdotes and opinions on subjects ranging from their mothers, moon-walking and fortune tellers, to their attitudes about life. This work also includes a special tribute to Duplex resident-poet Ernest Noyes Brookings. As director, McKay does not attempt to mediate the experience or moralize on why the lives represented in this tape are significant or worthwhile, he simply lets them speak for themselves.

After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters Brownie, a lifer and gang leader. Brownie reveals that she is Treasure's mother, and takes the girl under her wing, protecting her from the dangers of hardcore prison life. But some women in Brownie's gang resent Treasure's presence, leading to violent conflict.

The death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and their lives.

The death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and their lives.

Three best friends, once inseparable, drift apart when their school closes down and the realities of adult life dawn on them.

Three best friends, once inseparable, drift apart when their school closes down and the realities of adult life dawn on them.

Three best friends, once inseparable, drift apart when their school closes down and the realities of adult life dawn on them.

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

A pregnant New York social worker tries to help a troubled teenager whose father kicked him out of his home.

A pregnant New York social worker tries to help a troubled teenager whose father kicked him out of his home.

This documentary is an insightful look into the Duplex Nursing Home in Massachusetts and the resident contributors to the Duplex Planet. Director Jim McKay interviews David Greenberger, the magazine's founder and member of the band Men & Volts. The real stars of this documentary-essay, however, are the residents of the Duplex Nursing Home, who offer interesting anecdotes and opinions on subjects ranging from their mothers, moon-walking and fortune tellers, to their attitudes about life. This work also includes a special tribute to Duplex resident-poet Ernest Noyes Brookings. As director, McKay does not attempt to mediate the experience or moralize on why the lives represented in this tape are significant or worthwhile, he simply lets them speak for themselves.

After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters Brownie, a lifer and gang leader. Brownie reveals that she is Treasure's mother, and takes the girl under her wing, protecting her from the dangers of hardcore prison life. But some women in Brownie's gang resent Treasure's presence, leading to violent conflict.

The closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who've dedicated their lives to the eatery

The closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who've dedicated their lives to the eatery

A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.

Tourfilm (1990) is a documentary-style concert film by American rock band R.E.M. The film chronicles the band's 1989 Green tour of North America. Produced by frontman Michael Stipe and director Jim McKay, the black-and-white film features aspects of avant-garde and experimental filmmaking, including handheld camera shots and stock footage.

A group of undocumented Mexican immigrants work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Brooklyn.

A group of undocumented Mexican immigrants work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Brooklyn.

A group of undocumented Mexican immigrants work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Brooklyn.

This 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles from Out of Time ('Losing My Religion', 'Shiny Happy People', 'Near Wild Heaven' and 'Radio Song') in addition to videos to the album tracks 'Low', 'Belong', 'Half A World Away' and 'Country Feedback'; an acoustic performance of 'Losing My Religion' from The Late Show; and a live acoustic performance of 'Love Is All Around' from MTV Unplugged. Also included is 'Endgame', an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and several avant-garde clips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed by Michael Stipe.

A collection of R.E.M. music videos from Monster and Automatic for the People. Includes Drive, Man on the Moon, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, Everybody Hurts, Nightswimming, Find the River, What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Bang and Blame, Star 69, Strange Currencies, and Crush with Eyeliner.

A collection of R.E.M. music videos from Monster and Automatic for the People. Includes Drive, Man on the Moon, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, Everybody Hurts, Nightswimming, Find the River, What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Bang and Blame, Star 69, Strange Currencies, and Crush with Eyeliner.