The Short Films of Miranda July

Four short films by Miranda July, covering the period 1996 to 2001, including: 

Atlanta (1996) — A 12-year-old Olympic swimmer and her mother speak to the public about going for the gold.

The Amateurist (1998) — A captivating video about surveillance, identity, watching, and being watched, which slides along the edges of horror and satire to create an unsettling portrait of a woman on the brink of technologically-driven madness.

Nest of Tens (1999) — Four alternating stories which reveal mundane yet personal methods of control, linked by a quasi-academi lecturer revealing the phobias and queasy strangeness that lies behind the everyday.

Getting Stronger Everyday (2001) — A dark and disturbing mystical tale about two boys who were taken from their families and then returned to them years later.