Tinka Menkes Movies
- 1996
The Bloody Child
The Bloody Child51996HD
This film was inspired by a real event—a young US Marine, recently back from the Gulf War, was found digging a grave for his murdered wife in...
- 1991
Queen of Diamonds
Queen of Diamonds51991HD
Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a...
- 1995
Days of Pentecost
Days of Pentecost71995HD
Days of Pentecost is a feature-length drag action/adventure musical road movie. Inspired by Russ Meyer's 60's exploitation classic Faster, Pussycat!...
- 1998
Aves
Aves5.71998HD
A stop-motion menagerie of birds illuminate a nun’s spiritual ecstasy and terror in this experimental animated work set to the music of...
- 1983
The Great Sadness of Zohara
The Great Sadness of Zohara5.71983HD
A young, orthodox Jewish woman is alienated from her Jerusalem community and drawn into the world of spirit.
- 1986
Magdalena Viraga
Magdalena Viraga6.31986HD
Story of A Red Sea Crossing. Shot in the bars and seedy hotels of East LA, this film is about the inner life of a prostitute imprisoned for killing...
- 1981
A Soft Warrior
A Soft Warrior01981HD
Nina's first collaboration with her sister Tinka Menkes, the film documents, in a strange and beautiful way, a serious illness suffered by Tinka, and...