Broadcast on June 22 at 11 pm, and repeated on Friday, June 27, at 1 am.

PAPAPAPA (1995) (26:37)
by Alex Rivera

Alex takes a wacky look at his father's immigration to the USA from Peru along with the migration of the Peruvian potato to this culture. Rivera compares the adaptation of the potato to North America with how the North co-ops cultural identity. While looking at his father's TV viewing habits and waxing nostalgic for a better time, Rivera enthusiastically looks towards a brighter future where his father visits a fantastical Incan cyberland. Rivera currently resides in New York City.

For interesting insights into the artist and his work, check out the REEL NEW YORK interview with Alex Rivera.

Alex Rivera is the son of a native Peruvian and a native New Jerseyan. Growing up in a bicultural, surburban, post-Inca, channel-surfing environment, Mr. Rivera began to rethink some of the assumptions about what it means to watch television, be Latino, and be assimilated. PAPAPAPA is Mr. Rivera's most recent work and represents an attempt to address political concerns around immigration in a unique, humorous and ultimately surprising way. Mr. Rivera makes his living as an editor, computer graphics designer and writer.

HE WAS ONCE (1990) (15:51)
by Mary Hestand

This parody of the TV claymation program DAVEY AND GOLIATH features live actors made up to resemble the original cartoon characters. The plot consists of a confrontation between Davey and his father which Hestand takes hilariously and bizarrely further than the TV series ever dared.

Mary Ann Hestand received an M.F.A. in Directing from Columbia University in 1986. Her film HE WAS ONCE is an entertaining parody of the television claymation program Davey and Goliath. Ms. Hestand currently resides in New York City.

THE RED BOOK (1994) (11:15)
by Janie Geiser

In this elliptical animated film, a young girl explores the realms of memory and language. Circular rhythms and graphic colors create a contemporary view of dislocation, chaos and a loss of self.

For interesting insights into the artist and her work, check out the REEL NEW YORK interview with Janie Geiser.

Janie Geiser is a world-renowned filmmaker and theater artist. She began making films in 1990, and her work has toured both nationally and internationally. Her film THE RED BOOK was featured at the 1996 New Directors/New Films series at the Museum of Modern Art. Ms. Geiser is also a nationally recognized illustrator whose work appears regularly in The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, and The Village Voice. Ms. Geiser resides in New York City.

PAGE 1 (learning to watch) and PAGE 99 (1997) (4:43)
by Caterina Borelli

The first of these two experimental pieces addresses the need for a reconsideration of the way we watch media images. The second piece asks us to consider that images are only complete with the participation of the viewer.

For interesting insights into the artist and her work, check out the REEL NEW YORK interview with Caterina Borelli.

Caterina Borelli is a free-lance director and producer. Her experimental videos have been shown internationally as well as at the American Museum of the Moving Image, Anthology Film Archives, and The Kitchen. Ms. Borelli is currently a senior producer for the science and technology program "SuperQuark," on RAI (the Italian Public Television Network). Born and raised in Italy, Ms. Borelli has lived in New York City since 1980.