Politics and Guerilla Sociology
* WHORE IN THE GULF
In response to the networks' censorship and the nationalistic zeal, Leigh produced weekly coverage the Bay Area anti-war movement during the Gulf War. SF protesters discuss world peace, the growth of fascism in America, and activism in the nineties. Peace-positive propaganda, CNN...revised and improved. Includes *** SUNREICH, SUNSETUP, a music video featuring Scarlot Harlot and Barbara Bush. AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE 'S NATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL, FILM ARTS FESTIVAL (S.F.), WOW CAFE (N.Y.) (30 min. /4 episodes-1991)
*** DIE YUPPIE SCUM
"Leigh's unique guerrilla-style coverage of events has met its match in this impressionistic melange of events and happenings during the 1988 Anarchist Conference in San Francisco." San Francisco Bay Guardian
Definitions of anarchy plus the aftermath of the Berkeley riots. Musical interludes by the YEASTIE GIRLZ, BLUE VULVA UNDERGROUND, DEAD SILENCE and MOURNING SICKNESS. Winner ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 'Best Documentary', finalist at HOMETOWN U.S.A., FILM ARTS FESTIVAL (S.F.) and the 2nd INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL IN KUPIO, FINLAND. (1989)
JERRY'S ORPHANS
Ex-poster children from Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and Berkeley Independent Living activists including Mark Beckwith, protest negative stereotypes promoted by Lewis in his fundraising. (1993)
P.C. HIGH SCHOOL
Shot by student videomakers, a cafeteria performance by Scarlot and her interdisciplinary arts class for a high school arts program. (1991)
SCARLOT VISITS THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM COMMITTEE
Boring, except for when Leigh advises Carole Migden to include prostitutes among other disenfranchised populations when targeting social services. (1992)
TWITS VISIT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Vintage Harlot with T.W.I.T. (Dave Bukunus) at the Atlanta convention. Tucson's OASIS AWARD winner (1988)
* NO PLACE LEFT TO GO
San Franciscan homeless people and activists join to protest Mayor Jordan's notorious "Matrix" program. (30 minutes-1993)
FUCK THE VERDICT
Street demo in San Franciscan's Filmore neighborhood, documents African American community members and activists responses to the second) Rodney King Verdict. Basically raw footage, watchable, and a very good document. (30 minute-1993)