Natalka Voslakov

From Romance to Ritual invokes and inverts the title of the 1920 book by Jessie L. Weston, as it, like the book, draws connections between pagan history and ritual and mythology.

Two different consumer worlds in mid to late 1970s Pittsburgh are depicted: the famous Monroeville Mall is captured in black and white and then juxtaposed with color footage of a Braddock, PA thrift store.

A home-movie paean to the Marquis de Sade, Philosophy in the Bedroom plumbs the depths of boudoir small talk. In the first part, a newly-acquainted odd couple discuss desire—and lack thereof—over a bag of potato chips. In the second part, a recumbent woman describes her partner and herself as "the John and Yoko of the '90s." ("We're in bed most of the time," she explains.) The two read aloud, nap and argue beneath the blankets. Ahwesh manipulates the image through chemical and mechanical means, gradually shifting the color scheme from blue to yellow.

Current Autobiography According to Bargain Basement Sinatra chronicles Natalka Voslakov's efforts to secure a boyfriend worthy enough to be the leading man in her film.