In 1979, a frustrated aspiring filmmaker named John Dorr used a borrowed black-and-white security camera and Betamax VCR to make his first feature, SudZall Does It All!, for the low, low cost of $10. Originally written as a play, SudZall tells the story of Cordelia Coventry, an actress whose appearance in a series of laundry detergent commercials brings her fame and fortune as “America’s favorite housewife.” Can her cynical, but idealist director truly transcend the banalities of American popular culture? And what part does the Hillside Homo Hacker play in making Cordelia aware of the strange contusions that mediate between art and reality?

Join us as we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first public screening of SudZall Does It All!, which took place at the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art on March 28th, 1980. This program will also feature the concluding episode of Ken Camp’s wicked gay soap opera satire As the World Burns and some other surprises. (Episode 1 plays at Brain Dead Studios on 3/25 and Episode 2 plays at Whammy! on 3/26)

About The Series
Founded by frustrated aspiring filmmaker John Dorr in 1979, EZTV was created as an independent art space and production studio dedicated to video and, eventually, digital and performance art. From feature-length narrative dramas to horror, comedy, erotica, documentaries, and more, EZTV provided the space and equipment for independent videomakers of all stripes and backgrounds to realize their visions. Video Capital of the World is a weeklong screening and performance series honoring the diverse range of artists and communities that have found a home at EZTV over the first 45 years of its existence and the global influence that it has had on the development of video, digital, and performance art. Featuring nine wide-ranging programs across six different venues and online, the series is a first-of-its-kind expansive tribute to a still under-understood LA institution.