Desert is No Lady, The

Synopsis

A view of the American Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), one of the oldest inhabited parts of the United States, through the eyes of contemporary artists and writers. Nine women artists from Pueblo, Navaho, Mexican-American, Hispanic and Anglo backgrounds, characterise through photography, painting and writing, a place which is strongly inspirational to them.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 51 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale (video only); 1997 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (VHS)

Subjects

Art; English language and literature

Keywords

United States of America; women artists; women writers

Credits

Director

Shelley Williams

Producer

Shelley Williams

Writer

Susan Palmer

Production Company

Name

Feline Films

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.