Shirley Lasseter was born in Miami, Florida, in 1950 and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Florida in psychology. She founded the Cinema Program and served as Cinema Program Director at the Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville, Florida, for over 30 years. Passionate about film and the environment, Lasseter creates videos that chronicle our changing world.
Rare footage of an early Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival that particularly focuses on members of the Aradia Collective & also catches up with collective members at home in Grand Rapids and at play on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Outtakes from Jere Van Syoc’s home movies as well as footage of her Aradia and Thomas Jefferson College projects & hijinks.
A memoir on film, “The Brothel, The Temple, and Art” tells the story of sculptor and filmmaker Jere Van Syoc’s life in art and high play.
Loraine Sumner’s career as a coach & referee began well before the passage of Title IX and before she graduated from high school and spanned almost 40 years. She played and coached AAU softball, bowling, Lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, taught physical education, and directed several summer camps. She was also a single lesbian mother.
Loraine Sumner’s career as a coach & referee began well before the passage of Title IX and before she graduated from high school and spanned almost 40 years. She played and coached AAU softball, bowling, Lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, taught physical education, and directed several summer camps. She was also a single lesbian mother.
Sumner often traveled with friends, teammates , and her daughter to away games or on vacation after she gave up coaching — a story in itself — she worked as a travel agent for a number of years. These clips are highlights of early trips with teammates and her daughter.
Highlights of Loraine Sumner’s career as coach, player, and referee interspersed team members hanging out with Sumner and her daughter.
Loraine Sumner’s super 8 and 8mm collection includes footage of her teams & their games; family events; and travels with friends and lovers. She edited the footage herself into six categories: Sports, Family, Camps, Schools, Travel. and Debbie (her daughter’s name). Her edits involved many splices and the compilations fell apart during a drug
Loraine Sumner combined sports and motherhood as closely and frequently as she could manage. Often she took summer jobs as a camp counselor or director, because those positions enabled mother and daughter to spend summers together. Debbie especially enjoyed Tower Day Camp, which offered horseback riding, but Sumner worked in a variety of summer camps,