Directing

Jamie Walters

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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The poet vanishes and only his voice remains. He is replaced, as Walters describes it, by a "visual realization" of the poem's themes of spies, secret codes and lurking violence.

Under Suspicion

1984

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A parody of American domestic and political life. Barbara Walters interviews Joan Kennedy. Assuming a reconciliation with Ted this acerbic farce casts alcoholic, manic depressive Joan Kennedy as First Lady.

First Lady Joan

1980

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A parody of American domestic and political life. Marge Jones, a B-movie actress, is plagued by creditors and blackmail. She returns to her hometown, Zanesville, Ohio, to raise her two children and save herself.

A Family All Together

1980

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A parody of American domestic and political life. Marge Jones, a B-movie actress, is plagued by creditors and blackmail. She returns to her hometown, Zanesville, Ohio, to raise her two children and save herself.

A Family All Together

1980

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Louise Nevelson is here portrayed as a droll transvestite. The sculptor discusses her life and perspectives on her work.

Louise Nevelson Takes a Bath

1983

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Louise Nevelson is here portrayed as a droll transvestite. The sculptor discusses her life and perspectives on her work.

Louise Nevelson Takes a Bath

1983

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A parody of American domestic and political life. Barbara Walters interviews Joan Kennedy. Assuming a reconciliation with Ted, this acerbic farce casts alcoholic, manic depressive Joan Kennedy as First Lady. First part of "A Kennedy Trilogy."

First Lady Joan (The Remake)

1982

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In this abrasive concluding segment of "A Kennedy Trilogy," Joan returns to the White House after hospital treatment.

Joan Comes Home

1982

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Gaver is an actor rather than a reciter and pulls the "text" out of a gold-leaf skull, folds it into an airplane and then tosses it over and over. Scenes of newspaper production and World War II propaganda footage are intercut with this main action, echoing visually the rhythms of the poem.

Fresh Out of Ideas

1984

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Documents the innovative ways in which Washington writer/poet Chasen Gaver uses movement, percussion and other performance elements to enhance the delivery of verse. He uses this form of poetry to raise questions about our society, encourage cross-cultural awareness and make us reflect on contemporary issues.

Beat: The Performance Poetry of Chasen Gaver

1988

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Documents the innovative ways in which Washington writer/poet Chasen Gaver uses movement, percussion and other performance elements to enhance the delivery of verse. He uses this form of poetry to raise questions about our society, encourage cross-cultural awareness and make us reflect on contemporary issues.

Beat: The Performance Poetry of Chasen Gaver

1988

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“Exploration of the themes of human alienation through technology.”

Thru the CRT

1984

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A reasonable opinion of our times, this is our strongest political statement this year.

Gloria's Point of View

1984

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A spoof on Jacqueline Onassis's possible telephone response to First Lady Joan. Second segment of "A Kennedy Trilogy."

Jackie Strikes Back

1982

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A sequel to A FAMILY ALL TOGETHER.

A Family Five Years Later

1982

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A sequel to A FAMILY ALL TOGETHER.

A Family Five Years Later

1982