BITTER SWEET

Plumb Line is made from scrap. Footage shot in 8mm and 16mm ’68-69, a film diary of daily movements-the couple. Sounds of my cat singing, repeated cries of ‘no’, sirens screaming, my voice describing food from the maze of a breakdown, his voice ‘tell me a story…I’ve got a truck you know’. Moving footage into freeze frames, stills animated, 8mm mirror printed as 16mm, images in 16mm reshot in 8. A portrait of a man and the dissolution of a relationship and of the film itself. The accumulation patterns of imagery are finally set on fire. Sound and images edited during ’70-72. – C.S.

A rumination on desire, the construction of sexual fantasy, obsession, and the yearning for connection – physical and emotional. The film examines the allure of the younger man and the pursuit of the idealized other, its rewards and pitfalls. Wallin indulges in his fantasy as he proceeds to deconstruct it, exploring the relationship between subject and object, artist and model – who is in control, who holds the power? Erotic, playful, perhaps disturbing, many questions are raised, few are answered.

Second in the series about a girl superhero called White Trash Girl!, Law Of Desire tells the story of Trelita, a Mexican sex worker and single mother suspected of murder. Your ass is grass and this spicy little beaver is going to mow it! This tape features a special guest appearance by George Kuchar.