Steve Bachrach

Dogs & Tacos (2016)
Film (Drama and Drama) Director Dogs and Tacos presents one afternoon/evening in the life of Alma Pantaleon, a high school junior in South-Central Los Angeles, starting with her after-school job at local taqueria "El CIhualteco". Doña Teresa, a regular customer and a woman who both holds down a seamstress job and scrounges the area for abandoned items of worth, stops by and gives Alma a cell phone to replace her current one, which has been failing. Doña Teresa also regales Alma with tales of her little dog, which she claims is both vicious and psychic. Alma's plans to get a little homework done on a slow night are undone when Nilsen, a former boyfriend with a history of gang involvement, shows up and unceremoniously dumps his little brother, Jorge, on the curb in front of the taqueria, then drives with police sirens audible in the distance. As the afternoon turns to evening, Alma deals with a rush of business prompted by a favorable review of the restaurant while Jorge sits in the bathroom, responding to numerous ... Written by Steve Bachrach

Finished (1997)
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Massillon (1991)
Film (Documentary) Camera and Electrical Department William E. Jones's autobiographical film about growing up gay in the small Ohio town of Massillon pushes the boundaries of documentary by offering a moving self-portrait within the context of gay political history. Combining provocative voiceover with evocative imagery, Massillon gets its message across and tells Jones's story without the presence of onscreen human narrators or actors. Part one offers shots of Massillon, a Rust Belt town victimized by outsourcing, as Jones recounts memories of his youth. The second part shows images of government buildings as Jones recites laws restricting sexual activity. The third and final portion contrasts the neutral landscapes of Santa Clarita, California, with narration detailing the history of sexual persecution. This homo road movie... uses the quiet landscapes of the American Midwest to look at a history disfigured by myths of the family, patriotism, and religion. Written by Lawrence Chua, Artforum

901: After 45 Years of Working (1990)
Film (Documentary and Drama) Editorial department This film is a document of the workshop of Charles and Ray Eames and a record of its closing in 1988 after the death of Ray Eames. This was an extraordinary space that reflected the profound vision and achievements of the Eameses. Written by Anonymous