Stacey A. Foiles

Soon after Lynda Hart died on Dec. 31, 2000 from breast cancer; Stacey Foiles started writing letters to her beloved wife everyday. In July of 2001 she began this documentary as an extension of that dialogue. Using video, a medium at once grounded in the material world and allowing elusive access to fantasy and dreams, Since You've Been Gone chronicles the various universal stages of grief.

This wild spoof of TV magazine journalism takes a mock-serious look at a phenomenon which is reportedly sweeping through the lesbian community. The satirical interviews with members of the afflicted group are a hoot. The Camille Paglia stand-in is flawless, of course everyone is set up and the lines are hilarious.