VHS Activism is based on collections of VHS tapes linked to themes like AIDS and Activism. Over the course of her career, Prof. Alexandra Juhasz collected hundreds of VHS tapes by film artists out of the mainstream of cinema. In some cases, these films are not commercially available. This collection is designed to bring together the digitizations of the tapes themselves with student-driven annotations, as well as records and references in other media, such as reviews, websites, and study guides. This project is part of the OER Pilot Project at Brooklyn College.
A Test For The Nation: Women, Children, Families, AIDS
Places AIDS into framework of reproductive rights and women’s health care. One of three documentaries I made for GMHC's "Living with AIDS" cable tv show. All three exhibit a sustained commitment to an "intersectional..
Are You With Me
Acquired for Alex Juhasz's doctoral dissertation research, which then became her book entitled "AIDS TV." Initially digitized for Alex's Fall 2018 VHS Archives class. There is a renewed interest in this film with Alex's..
Bad Bosses Go to Hell
A young woman on a job search sits across the table from five potential employers who are all, in a word, bad. Becoming ever more discouraged by her interviews, she decides to create a few job openings of her own. With J..
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Compilation: Ladies & Gentlemen; Gilda Made Easy; Fugitive Love [Various Artist]
Ladies & Gentlemen [00:00 - 02:56] Created by Laura Larson Gilda Made Easy [03:10 - 07:25] Created by Laura Larson Fugitive Love [08:55 - 22:05] Created by Tamara Jenkins & Produced by Boyfriend Productions Alexandra J..
Elspeth Kydd Vol. 3 Short Works
Drag in for Votes; Exile's Complex; Why We Fight; Faces; Drag Queen Blues; Rituals and White Lies. Donated as a gift from Filmmaker Elspeth Kydd. Elspeth was a friend and colleague whom Alex Juhasz met through activist..
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Excited, Angry, Active & Vocal [Women Out Loud]
Work created in conjunction with a feminist activist video collective [VideoVirgins], made up of Alex Juhasz's students during her time as a professor at Swarthmore College. They were interested in exploring what seems t..
He Left Me His Strength
Documents the AIDS Education work of Mildred Pearson, a middle-aged black woman who cared for her gay son when he was dying of AIDS. Made at DCTV community video workshop. Acquired for Alex Juhasz's doctoral dissertatio..
Hear Me Out
Gifted Alex Juhasz from Gina Lamb, former director of REACH LA. Video of Queer youth of color about coming out experiences. Made by Pitzer's college 2003 Media Social Justice course. Runtime: 13:00 http://www.reachla...
I was a Teenage Alien
Gifted to Alex Juhasz from filmmaker and former Reach LA director, Gina Lamb, who taught with Alex during her years at Pitzer College. Frequently used in Alex's teaching. Runtime: 33:00
Living With AIDS: Thinking About Death
Acquired for Alex Juhasz's doctoral dissertation, which later became her book entitled "AIDS TV." Episode for the Gay Men's Health Crisis's [GMHC] cable access show "Living With AIDS" Runtime: 30:00