Ellen Spiro

Fixing the Future

Ellen Spiro, Mary Olive Smith

David Brancaccio

Host David Brancaccio of APM's Marketplace leads a search throughout the United States of America for examples of innovative and sustainable local economies.

Body of War

Ellen Spiro, Phil Donahue

Robert Byrd, Cathy Smith

Documentary about Tomas Young, a 25 year old veteran who got paralyzed in Iraq and became an peace activist.

DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

Ellen Spiro, Cheryl Dunye

Over twists, presses, and wash-and-goes, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye joins other clients and hairstylist DiAna DiAna in her South Carolina salon to discuss the current impact of AIDS on Blacks in the south, and what has changed and stayed the same since DiAna was featured in a seminal short video by Ellen Spiro thirty years ago.

Greetings from Out Here

Ellen Spiro

Interview with southern gays and lesbians highlight the issues surrounding being "Out" in the south as well as the impact of AIDS on the rural south.

Roam Sweet Home

Ellen Spiro

With her dog Sam and her 1964 Airstream trailer, Spiro joins an adventurous community of roamers and loners on wheels who live on the road full time--by economic neccessity, pleasure, or both. Behind the camera and behind the wheel, Spiro documents a unique world of vintage trailers, vintage dogs and vintage people, where the spirit of the moment collides with stories from the past.

Come & Take It

PJ Raval, Ellen Spiro

Elyse Avina, C.J. Grisham

"Come & Take It" captures the transformation of a young woman to leadership of America’s most irreverent anti-gun violence movement called #CocksNotGlocks. After concealed carry of handguns is legalized on the University of Texas campus, Jessica Jin posts clever humor on social media and with the help of a tight-knit group of young female students, a movement is born: The Great Texas Dildo Revolt.

ACT UP at the FDA

Ellen Spiro

ACT Up's closing down of the FDA in October 1988 is dramatically recorded by Ellen Spiro.

DiAna's Hair Ego: AIDS Info Up Front

Ellen Spiro

A documentary film about AIDS and one unconventional woman's efforts to educate her small, Southern community. DiAna DiAna is a local hairdresser who transformed her beauty parlor into a center for AIDS and safe sex information.

(In)Visible Women

Ellen Spiro, Marina Alvarez

Women who are HIV-positive discuss how they "came out" about their infection and became politically active.

The Gaymes

Ellen Spiro

With highlights from the Vancouver 1990 Gay Games, this film recreates an event that empowered participants to strive for their personal best.