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  Buoyant, 2003, 27 min
Fat Floats. The stories of the Padded Lilies, a troupe of fat synchronized swimmers, Archimedes, the Greek mathematician obsessed with floating bodies, and the inventor of the “Drystroke Swimulator” interweave and leave us with the exuberant possibility of a fat body that literally and culturally rises, like cream, to the top.
 

Exchange Policy, 2001, 15 min
A wild eyed spending spree – encompassing even the camera used to make the movie – gives way to an investigation of the spectacular cultural construction that is "Christmas," along with its corollary, that sometimes bizarre but no less spectacular ritual of tribal exchange called "shopping."

www.enjoythesign.com/exchange

  A Boy Named Sue, 2000, 57 min
chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. Following Theo's physiological and psychological changes during the process, as well as their effects on his lesbian lover and community of close friends, A Boy Named Sue tells a story about gender identity, relationships, and how even things that seem permanent can change.

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  Enjoy, 1998, 14 min
The funny, provocative story of the filmmakers’ obsession with a shining emblem of modern culture – a gigantic, electric neon Coca-Cola sign. Following their escalating preoccuption, the movie unfolds as a series of TV commercials who comment on the Sign, its  meaning, its power, and our pleasure.

www.enjoythesign.com/enjoy
  Stunt Double, 1999, 3 min
A woman contemplates the serious matter of her obsession with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.