Without You, I'm Nothing

Dublin Core

Title

Without You, I'm Nothing

Subject

queer, whiteness, racism, feminist, performance

Description

I taught this film for many years. It felt utterly cutting edge to me, primarily for its no-holds-barred attack on racism from Sandra Bernhard's debased position of whiteness. It's cheeky queerness also felt utterly new in its time.

Date

1990

Contributor

Sandra Bernhard

Format

VHS

Language

English

Type

comedy film

Abstract

"Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience." (IMDB)

Bibliographic Citation

Mock, R. (2001). “Without you I’m nothing”: Sandra Bernhard’s self-referential postmodernism. Women’s Studies, 30(4), 543–562. https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2001.9979394

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Duration

90 minutes

Producer

Jonathan D. Krane

Director

John Boskovich

URL

Rent on Amazon
streaming info
https://brooklyn-cuny.yuja.com/V/Video?v=11710707&node=51514055&a=32712361

Player

https://youtu.be/EOcnU1mleDM?si=c_6UohoxHkBvGK3k

Files

Citation

“Without You, I'm Nothing,” VHS Activism Archive , accessed June 23, 2025, https://activismvhs.omeka.net/items/show/663.

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