DOCUMENTARY FILMS

GLUTEUS MAXXIMUS (in production)

He used to be a mechanic working out of his own garage in Indianapolis, driving a limo on the side to feed his family. Now he's the fastest man in the world - the designer and test driver of the Maxximus G-force, a street-legal car that just broke not one but three world records: 0-60 mph (2.134 seconds); 0-100 mph (4.451 seconds); and the mother of all supercar metrics, the 0-100-0 mph mark of 8.861 seconds.

How did a wrestler-turned-car-mechanic from Indianapolis get to be the fastest man in the world?

Completely self-taught, Kirby had a few ideas about why the usual techniques for making stock cars go voom don't work so good. He started Maxximus Technologies in 2000, in Indianapolis, and for a few years worked on other people's cars. But to really test his ideas he needed more time and money.

It was while working as a chauffeur that he met David B. McMahan, another speed fanatic.

McMahan dreamed of owning a one-of-a-kind car that was unique, street legal, and a record breaker. In the course of that fateful limo ride he agreed to finance the building and design of the G-Force, the first car Kirby would design completely from scratch.

This film is the story of the dream, the car, the challenges and setbacks, the record breaking runs, and the relationship between these two dreamers, mesmerized by their love of cars that go voom, vroom, vrrooooooooooom.

To read about the current activities of the Maxximus G-Force, visit www.CarArtMcMahan.com.

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THE EIGHT FACES OF JANE (in production)

Jane Chambers was a pioneer lesbian playwright, the first to put positive lesbian characters on stage. Her plays include My Blue Heaven, A Late Snow, Kudzu and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove as well as novels and poetry. Cove has been produced continuously in the U.S. and internationally since its debut in 1980.

Since her untimely death in 1983 her groundbreaking contributions to literature and the stage have served as inspiration to a generation of feminist writers. This film presents her work and chronicles Jane's love story with Beth Allen, the relationship that encouraged and supported her work.

For more information, see www.8FacesOfJane.com.

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BARE HANDS & WOODEN LIMBS
Healing, Recovery and Reconciliation in Cambodia (2009)

In 1974 former Khmer Rouge commander Touj Soeurly and the fourteen year old Chhem Sip were deadly enemies. Sip was imprisoned, tortured, and just barely managed to escape with his life to the US. Soeurly lost his leg in battle.

Now these two former enemies are working together to make possible the community of Veal Thom, a cooperative village composed primarily of disabled veterans, from both sides of the war, and their families. The amputees of Veal Thom cope with extreme poverty, the elements, poor health, lack of education and lack of resources. Through an unprecedented cooperation in a country still torn by political strife, a miracle takes place. With "bare hands and wooden limbs", the amputees make their village blossom.

Narrated by Sam Waterston.

For more information, see www.BareHandsWoodenLimbs.com.

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