Michael Van Devere

In a Minor Lustrum

A young man wakes up after an evening revelry to find himself in a forgotten dream. Disoriented by his surroundings, he embraces a Buddha, boxes with a goblin mask, dances in a manskirt, and confronts his desires, all in this evocative jazz short.

Roosevelt's Operative

A Navy recruiter (Nathaniel Grant) recalls the enlistment of sailors during the Navy Sex Scandal in Newport, RI, during 1919.

Between Two Friends

Invoking the manly arts of William James, Between Two Friends is a lyrical portrait of Harvard students in 1910. From Crimson footballers to College rowers, from daydreaming freshmen to charismatic professors, the many myths of early 20th Century Harvard converge in Between Two Friends, a poetic short that interrogates the very nostalgia behind academia.

Between Two Friends

Invoking the manly arts of William James, Between Two Friends is a lyrical portrait of Harvard students in 1910. From Crimson footballers to College rowers, from daydreaming freshmen to charismatic professors, the many myths of early 20th Century Harvard converge in Between Two Friends, a poetic short that interrogates the very nostalgia behind academia.

PERKINS 28: Testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920

In 1920, Harvard University convened a secret court to interview, charge and discipline students suspected of being homosexual. Thirty-seven men testified before the Court, including a tutor, an assistant professor, Harvard students, and several Boston men. After two weeks of testimony, eight Harvard men were forced to withdraw, one of whom committed suicide. Based on actual court documents, "Perkins 28" dramatizes the testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920, nine episodes of testimony before the Court. Filmed in Cambridge, MA, and starring Harvard undergraduates.

PERKINS 28: Testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920

In 1920, Harvard University convened a secret court to interview, charge and discipline students suspected of being homosexual. Thirty-seven men testified before the Court, including a tutor, an assistant professor, Harvard students, and several Boston men. After two weeks of testimony, eight Harvard men were forced to withdraw, one of whom committed suicide. Based on actual court documents, "Perkins 28" dramatizes the testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920, nine episodes of testimony before the Court. Filmed in Cambridge, MA, and starring Harvard undergraduates.