[Desire: Julie’s Mother 4]
This is raw footage of a discussion between Cassandra Swaing, Margit Gustafson, and director Julie Gustafson for the documentary Desire.
This is raw footage of a discussion between Cassandra Swaing, Margit Gustafson, and director Julie Gustafson for the documentary Desire.
Videomaker Julie Gustafson and her teenaged subject/collaborator Cassandra Swaing record a conversation between Julie and her mother after showing her footage from the documentary Desire in which Julie discusses her own life, including her marriage and her abortions. 00:35 Julie expresses dissatisfaction at the gulf between the silence regarding the subject of sexuality in their home and the stream of sexualized images in the culture. 01:09 Julie’s mother says that her husband was very loving, and that Julie’s ideas about […]
This is raw footage of a conversation between Julie Gustafson and her mother Margit for the movie Desire.
Videomaker Julie Gustafson and her teenaged subject/collaborator Cassandra Swaing show Julie’s mother footage from the documentary Desire, featuring Cassandra (as well as Cassandra’s own videos), in which Julie discusses her own life, including her marriage and her abortions.
Raw footage of an interview with activist Molly Rush for the video Pursuit of Happiness, produced and directed by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly.
An interview with cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead for the documentary Giving Birth: Four Portraits, directed by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly.
An interview conducted at the home of elderly couple Ida May and George Petsock for the documentary The Pursuit of Happiness, directed by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly. George is a superintendent of prisons in Pittsburgh, PA, and his career has often interfered with his home life, including frequent moves around the state.
Footage taken at an anti-abortion demonstration for the documentary Casting the First Stone, directed by Julie Gustafson. Includes an interview with Frances Sheehan and a press conference with Randall Terry.