The Right Spin (2005)

35-minute interview with Astronaut Michael Foale. The story of a dramatic rescue in space and the mathematics behind it. Narrated by Robert Osserman. Produced by the Clay Mathematics Institute and the Mathematical Sciuences Research Institute for Mathematics Awareness Week. Released in DVD, April 2005. (Credit: Director)

The Thursday Club (2005)

A one-hour documentary about a group of retired Oakland, California policemen and their reflections on the turbulent social conflicts of the 1960s. World premiere: Oakland Museum on February 4, 2005. (Credits: Producer, Director) DVD published by Zala Films in June 2005

porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys (2004)

29-minutes. A portrait of two very different mathematicians, featuring Fields medalist Vaughan Jones, one of the world's foremost knot theorists and an avid windsurfer, and Hendrik Lenstra, a number theorist with a passion for Homer and all things classical. Produced by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. (Credits: Producer, Director)

Hungry for Monsters (2003)

A 69-minute SP-Beta feature documentary about a Pennsylvania case of false accusation of incest and child molest video that traces one family's experience with recovered memory therapy and the implantation of false memories. (Credits: Producer, Director, Editor)

Invitation to Discover (2002)

15-minute promotional documentary video and DVD for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley. (Credits: Producer, Director)

Troop 214 (1997) (Hungarian version)

60-minute SP-Beta documentary about exiled Hungarian Scouts in the United States and their return to Hungary after the collapse of the Soviet empire, and Communist Pioneers. Co-produced by SuperPlan Films and Duna-TV, Hungary. Funded in part by the Citizen's Exchange Council, the Hungarian Historical Film Foundation. Broadcast by Duna-TV in November 2000.(Credits: Producer, Director, Editor)

N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (1993)

One-hour 16mm documentary about Paul Erdös, the world's most prolific mathematician. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, Film Arts Foundation, American Mathematical Society and the Heineman Foundation. Gold Apple Award, National Educational Film & Video Festival, 1994; Gold Plaque, Chicago Int'l. FF. (1994); Broadcast Duna-TV (Hungary); SBS-TV (Australia); Discovery/Learning Channel; Sundance Channel (USA), NHK-Japan ('97); Noorder Licht-VPRO (Netherlands) (2001). It is currently being distributed to PBS stations by American Public Television through 2004, and will be broadcast in Canada by Discovery Canada in 2003. Distributed by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), A. K. Peters, Springer-Verlag, and Flower Films. (Credits: Producer, Director, Editor)

To Prove and Conjecture: Excerpts from Three Lectures by Paul Erdös (1993)

54-minute film of excerpts from lectures delivered in San Francisco; Poznan, Poland and Cambridge, England by mathematician Paul Erdös. Funded in part and distributed by the Mathematical Association of America. (Credits: Producer, Director, Editor)

Where the Heart Roams (1987)

An 81-minute 16mm documentary about women who read and write romance novels and a transcontinental rail journey they undertake. Funded in part by the Western States Regional Arts Fellowship Program and the Pioneer Fund. Festivals: Mill Valley (1986); Festival Rosa, Italy (1987); Hawaii (1987); Festival Dei Popoli, Italy (1987); United States, Park City, Utah (1988); San Francisco-Honorable Mention (1988); AFI-Fest Los Angeles (1988); Seattle (1988); Amiens, France (1988); Wellington and Auckland, N.Z. (1989). U.S. Distribution: New Yorker Films, EEN/PBS, POV/PBS, SBS-TV in Australia. Video: New Yorker Video. DVD: Facets MultiMedia (2006); (Credits: Producer, Director, Editor)

Television: The Enchanted Mirror (1981)

30-minutes, 16mm. Produced and co-directed by Julene Bair. A documentary on the social effects of TV. Funded by the California Council for the Humanities and the California Public Broadcasting Commission. Festivals: INPUT '81, Venice, Italy; Marin County - Second Prize (1981); Mill Valley (1981); USA (1982). Distribution : Mass Media Ministries and educational television. (Credits : Director and Editor)

Tealia (1977)

10-minutes, 16mm. Roar Productions. A ballet performance filmed in cooperation with the San Francisco Ballet. Festivals: Moscow (1977); San Francisco (1977); Hyères, France (1977); Cine Golden Eagle (1977). Distribution: Phoenix Films, PBS, Bravo Network. (Credits: Director and Editor)

Hookers (1975)

25-minutes, 16mm. Produced by Max Scherr. A documentary about a prostitutes' union, featuring Margo St. James and "COYOTE- a loose woman's organization." Distribution: Multi-Focus, San Francisco. (Credits: Director and Editor)

Parole Silenciosa (1974)

20-minutes, B&W, 35mm. Brucchieri Productions, Rome, Italy. Four short stories featuring pantomime artist Ilza Prestinari. Music by Carlo Savina. Cinematography by Aldo De Robertis (AIC). Festivals: Teheran (1974). (Credit: Director)

Ceremony (1972)

30-minutes, 16mm. An allegorical drama containing sculpture by Dewain Valentine and Kate Mendrey with music by Terry Riley. (Credits: Writer, Producer, Director and Cinematographer)

People of the Current (1971)

27-minutes, B&W, 1/2" video and 16mm. Produced by Thomas M. Kiefer, anthropologist, and the National Institute of Mental Health. A documentary on the Tausug Moslem pirates of Jolo Island in the Philippines. (Credit: Filmmaker)

Let's Get It Over With! (1970)

27-minutes, 16mm. Produced by the San Francisco State College Film Students On Strike. An impressionistic documentary on the 1970 invasion of Cambodia and the consequent disruption of American colleges. Distribution: VPRO-TV in the Netherlands, RAI in Italy. (Credit: Director)