Date with Dizzy. USA. 1956. Directed by Faith Hubley, John Hubley. 11 min.
In the recording studio with Dizzy Gillespie things don’t go as planned. Faith Hubley recalls, “That was one of the first times we worked with Dizzy. We shot it in one day, and we had so much fun. An advertising agency paid for it. I’ll never know why. It’s an underground treasure.”
The Hole. USA. 1962. Directed by Faith Hubley, John Hubley. 15 min.
Dizzy Gillespie and actor George Matthews improvised their dialogue, based on construction workers’ conversations on the subject of nuclear war. John recalled, “We had an office on Riverside Drive and 87th Street on the ground-floor corner. We came to work one morning and there was a pneumatic drill right outside the window, busting up the sidewalk. The workmen stayed for two or three days, and since I couldn’t work, I started talking to them, and drawing pictures. The visuals of The Hole were out of this experience with the Con Ed guys.”
Her Grandmother’s Gift. USA. 1995. Directed by Emily Hubley, Faith Hubley. Music by Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan.
A grandmother discusses past and present attitudes toward menstruation. Emily recalls, “When Faith complained (nicely) that I only used my own voice in my films, I said: ‘you’re up.’ Of course she chose the topic of menstruation.”
A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature. USA. 1966. Directed by Faith Hubley, John Hubley. 6 min.
This Academy Award–winning short animates the songs “Spanish Flea” and “Tijuana Taxi.”
WOW (Women of the World). USA. 1975. Directed by Faith Hubley. 10 min.
Using goddess imagery, the film presents a history of the world from a feminist perspective. Faith recalled, “It was as if I was drunk on air. I went back in time to the epoch of Matriarchy when women pretty much ran things in their own way.” Georgia Hubley remarks, “I wish I was as supportive and loving to Faith when she went about making her first solo film as I would be as an adult. I hope I was! I know it was a difficult period for her. Pretty sure I did some coloring on it as I did on many/most of her films later on. So proud of her for finding her own voice.”
Witch Madness. USA. 1999. Directed by Faith Hubley. 9 min.
Witch Madness addresses the history and horrors of witch hunts. “When science and art got divided, it was deliberate, and it happened to coincide with the witch madness, those frenzied hunts, back before the Renaissance, which I’ve always thought of as one of the worst periods in modern history” (Faith Hubley).
Set Set Spike. USA. 2002. Directed by Emily Hubley. With Miriam Shor, Max Rosenthal. Music by Yo La Tengo. 5 min.
A single mother’s personal ritual combines her history, poetry, and a volleyball-inspired aerobic workout.