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Mama’s
Boy It’s
no wonder that we have a devotion to our mothers! Who else weaned
us to appreciate beauty and make-up? Who was our role-model that
dragged us to church and made us kneel before our Father? Who let
us go astray, to explore the world, to suffer the truths, and to
be eaten by giant cockroaches, yet knowing full well that we would
come running back into her open arms with a rolling camera in our
hands? There ain’t no one to blame but our mamas. Unless, of course,
it was our papas. The Calling • (Nguyen Tan Hoang, 2000, US, video, color/b&w, sound, 8 min.) The dream of every Catholic mother is for her son to accept the calling and become a priest. Mmm! Smells Like Christmas! (Tyler Polhemus, 1999, US, 16mm, color, sound, 13 min.) All I want for Christmas is a little help from mom (and a giant cockroach). Another Clapping • • • (Chi-Jang Yin, 2000, Canada/US, video, color, sound, 24 min.) Tracing the identities and relationships between a daughter, mother and Chinese Cultural Revolution creates a struggle between memory and history. Whitney, Mama’s Little Baby • • • (Lawrence Elbert, 2000, US, video, b&w, sound, 8 min.) Take candid look into the private life of the vocalist and find more than just joy, love and music. Plague • • • (Christa Mansmann, 2000, US, video, b&w, sound, 7 min.) Which one would mama favor, loyalty or honesty? Maybe father knows best. And Now Happiness • (Tung Wang Wu, 2000, Taiwan, video, color, sound, 12 min.) I love my mother very much. I wish I had never grown up and could be her baby forever ...
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