Tinka Menkes Movies

  • 1995
    Days of Pentecost

    Days of Pentecost

    Days of Pentecost

    71995HD

    Days of Pentecost is a feature-length drag action/adventure musical road movie. Inspired by Russ Meyer's 60's exploitation classic Faster, Pussycat! K...

    Days of Pentecost
  • 1991
    Queen of Diamonds

    Queen of Diamonds

    Queen of Diamonds

    51991HD

    Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a m...

    Queen of Diamonds
  • 1983
    The Great Sadness of Zohara

    The Great Sadness of Zohara

    The Great Sadness of Zohara

    5.71983HD

    A young, orthodox Jewish woman is alienated from her Jerusalem community and drawn into the world of spirit.

    The Great Sadness of Zohara
  • 1986
    Magdalena Viraga

    Magdalena Viraga

    Magdalena Viraga

    6.31986HD

    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 he...

    Magdalena Viraga
  • 1996
    The Bloody Child

    The Bloody Child

    The Bloody Child

    51996HD

    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 the midd...

    The Bloody Child
  • 1998
    Aves

    Aves

    Aves

    5.71998HD

    A stop-motion menagerie of birds illuminate a nun’s spiritual ecstasy and terror in this experimental animated work set to the music of Christian myst...

    Aves
  • 1981
    A Soft Warrior

    A Soft Warrior

    A Soft Warrior

    01981HD

    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...

    A Soft Warrior