Barry Shils

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.

The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.

A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.

This documentary film is about the life and career of Doris Wishman, one of the few female film directors working in the industry as far back as the 1950s. The documentary takes a close look at how this trailblazing female auteur snuck into the male-dominated film business through the back-door of "Sexploitation" filmmaking, which eventually led to her making over 30 features during a career spanning four decades.

1977. USA. Directed by Barry Shils, Steve Brown, Ellie Nagler. Digital video from 16mm. 20 min.

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.

The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.

A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.

A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.

This documentary film is about the life and career of Doris Wishman, one of the few female film directors working in the industry as far back as the 1950s. The documentary takes a close look at how this trailblazing female auteur snuck into the male-dominated film business through the back-door of "Sexploitation" filmmaking, which eventually led to her making over 30 features during a career spanning four decades.

1977. USA. Directed by Barry Shils, Steve Brown, Ellie Nagler. Digital video from 16mm. 20 min.