The desert is no lady : women artists and writers of the Southwest / Women Make Movies ; a Feline Films Production in association with the Arts Council of England for the University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women ; written and concieved by Susan Palmer ; produced and directed by Shelley Williams.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Palmer, Susan, screenwriter.

Williams, Shelley, film director, film producer.

Mora, Pat, interviewee.

Cisneros, Sandra, interviewee.

Tapahonso, Luci, 1953- interviewee.

Feline Films (Firm), production company.

Arts Council of England, production company.

Southwest Institute for Research on Women (U.S.), production company.

Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, American--Southwest, New.

Arts, American.

Arts, Modern--20th century.

Arts, Modern.

Women artists--Southwest, New.

Women artists.

Women poets--Southwest, New.

Women poets.

Southwest, New--In art.

Southwest, New.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (46 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1995]

Summary:

Celebrates the vibrant creativity of nine contemporary women artists and writers from the multicultural American Southwest.

Participant:

Interviewees: Pat Mora, Sandra Cisneros, Luci Tapahonso [and others].

Credits:

Cinematography, Simon Archer ; editor, Wayne Balmer.

Notes:

"Based in part on the work The desert is no lady : Southwestern landscapes in women's writing and art / [edited by Vera Norwood and Janice Monk] (Yale University Press, 1987)."--Closing frames.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed January 16, 2026).

Publisher Number:

wm-nolady Docuseek2