A now-defunct Washington, D.C. after-hours gay bar is used as the setting for hell.
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.
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.
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.
