Beth B

AKA:
Beth Billingsly
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
04/14/1955
Birthplace:
New York, New York
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biography
Working in tandem with her then-husband Scott, Beth B was among the best-known New York underground filmmakers of the late 1970s and early 80s. As a team, Scott B and Beth B turned out numerous loud, very personal 8mm shorts that combined dark, sinister images with themes of violence. The filmmakers turned out work that explored how an individual could be constrained by society. For example, in "Black Box" (1978), a man is imprisoned in a the titular object, a device of torture made in the USA and utilized in foreign countries. The short clearly works on both a metaphorical as well as literal Continued
milestones
Year
Milestone
1978 
Made shorts "G-Man" and "Black Box" with then-husband Scott B
1980 
Feature debut "The Offenders"; co-directed, co-wrote and co-photographed with Scott B
1981 
With Scott B, co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed "The Trap Door"
1983 
Co-directed, co-wrote and co-photographed "The Vortex" with Scott B
1984 
Helmed music videos
Continued