"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.
Jerry Jones in “Strip Strip” directed by Pat Rocco. Jones strips off clothes while pantomiming walking down Sunset Boulevard. Overlaid with film elements of the Sunset Strip signs in Hollywood, California. Released in 1968 and played along with Rocco's short film "Autumn Nocturne."
A handsome male model is involved with a young lady, but begins to question his sexual orientation.
Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA has been newly restored from the Vault! The film has been newly synced to the 2023 mixes, marking the first time it's ever been seen with audio. Frank Zappa never had the opportunity to see this footage synced to the music. Now you do. The film was shot in increments and features silent performance footage of The Mothers along with scenes involving The Freaks and the premier of The GTO's (Girls Together Outrageously). In the audience were Flo & Eddie (The Turtles), John Mayall, Elliot Ingber (The Fraternity Of Man), Alice Cooper and members of the Rolling Stones.
A young Russian filmmaker opposed to the war in Ukraine is secretly filming its effects from her small hometown in the west of the country.
Two young men meet and fall in love in Disneyland.
Directed by pioneering gay documentary and erotica filmmaker Pat Rocco, Changes is a profile of Jennifer Michaels, a trans person living in Los Angeles.
