Evelyn Avenue offers a variety of free videos here in our library. This library is updated regularly. Many of these videos relate directly or peripherally to the Woman’s Picture Series.
Video Library
Woman’s Picture Portraits
Woman’s Picture is an ongoing series of cinematic shorts. The “portraits” in this section focus on individual female characters in the series and are inspired by the women's films of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. The year listed beside each title indicates where in time each story takes place, not when the segment was filmed. Most of the video content on Evelyn Avenue is free to the viewing public (see additional categories below). The portraits in the Woman’s Picture series, however, are view on demand (VOD) and start at $2.99. If you hover over the film’s image, a pop-up window will appear. After a simple sign up process to insure your privacy and security, the films can be downloaded across up to five computers for 48 hours, or can be bought as downloads. You can also purchase these films on DVD by clicking on the “Buy the DVD” below the film (you will then be taken to the Evelyn Avenue store).
Miriam
2010
Ann Magnuson plays Miriam Masterson, a home shopping TV host whose life doesn't look very much like her show.
Woman’s Picture Snapshots
A subset of the Woman’s Picture Series, these shorter shorts relate to the wider world of the Portraits.
Snapshot 1:
The Miriam Masterson Show
“Cha Cha Ca”
QET Shopping Network hostess Miriam Masterson (Ann Magnuson) on the cooling benefits of equatorial stone.
Snapshot 2:
The Maintenance Room
“Lineage”
The maids at the Delrae Motel hold a pow wow during some down time.
Snapshot 3:
Ingrid & Mackie
“Slightly Stinky Cologne”
On the way to visit her mother, Ingrid (Calpernia Addams) stops at a cafe to discuss companion Mackie's aroma.
Snapshot 4:
Mackie & Meredith: 2012
“Silent Movie”
Mackie and his sister Meredith drag out old baggage in a vintage clothing shop.
White Shoulders
In this ongoing free silent film series, an amnesiac blonde encounters an odd assortment of curiosities, human and otherwise, on her odyssey to piece together her past. The series references film noir, old silent films, Daphne du Maurier, Hank Williams, Hitchcock, Edward Gorey, Turn of the Screw, sixties music, Busby Berkeley, color MGM musicals, and perfume.
Episode 1:
“A Really Bad Area”
In which our fur-clad heroine finds herself resting uneasily in an unfamiliar courtyard.
Interviews
We talk with perfumers, perfume fans, artists, musicians, filmmakers, film lovers, my aunt, your sister, her manicurist, and his best friend.
Tammy
Memphis, July 2011
“Couldn’t afford it, but bought it anyway.”
Pat
Memphis, July 2011
“Smells exactly like it did the day I got it…”
Alicia
Memphis, July 2011
“Youth Dew was her perfume…”
Wendy
Memphis, July 2011
“Big Personality…”
Melissa
Memphis, July 2011
“She was a very clean woman…”
The Way I See Things
Evelyn Avenue’s first feature film tells the story of Otto, who embarks on a road trip a year after the death of his long time partner. Connecting with a group of lost souls at a wooded rural commune, Otto tries to distance himself from his past, taking on a new personality. The commune’s rules of etiquette are ultimately too much for him to handle, alter ego or no, and the confusion between his old self and new persona puts him in precarious position among the residents. This series of videos presents unseen footage and sequences from the film.
The Commune Sessions
“Laralun”
Commune resident Laralun on the affairs of her youth.
The Commune Sessions
“Judicia”
Commune resident Judicia on Failure to Thrive and his childhood love of Tolstoy.
Preview Clip 1
“Intervention”
Otto, who lost his long term partner a year ago, is whisked away by best friend Rob for an ad hoc ‘intervention.’
Preview Clip 2
“What Are Friends For?”
Otto embarks on a road trip with his infinitely narcissistic friend Rob.
Preview Clip 3
“William Faulkner”
After ditching his friend Rob at a rest stop, Otto assumes a new identity with a car full of strangers.
Preview Clip 4
“Visualization”
Fami, one of the commune residents, visualizes world peace for the world's war torn creatures.
Evelyn Avenue
Utopias are tricky. This online series of shorts details the efforts of several friends to create their own grassroots film collective. After renting office space over on Evelyn Avenue, they launch a busy production schedule. What follows is a constant procession of flamboyant choreographers, indignant costume designers, neurotic art directors, clueless financiers, and tantrum throwing thespians. The series follows the collective all the way through to the production of their first year of films, dodging their own oversize egos along the way.
Launching Winter 2011
Airports
Interviews with people coming and going though America’s airports.
Launching 2012