In his most recent essay film, William Jones (Massillon) meditates on the life of Alan Lambert, a gay porn performer who committed suicide when he was at his spiritual and physical peak. Many years earlier, Jones had been attracted to an advertising image of Lambert, and now with his film seeks to bring him to life. But in attempting a close-up on the details of Lambert's life, Jones is disconcerted to find that Lambert refuses to come into focus. His voice accompanying long, formal shots of Lambert's haunts in Los Angeles and Montreal, and grainy, often fragmented images of Lambert in both films and magazines, Jones talks of his investigation into the elusive Lambert. He sees him as at once a gay commodity yet consumed by the industry; a political rebel but with a baffling personal philosophy. Jones meticulously interweaves the results of interviews with Lambert's friends and a discussion of his suicide letter, with a fascinating analysis of the gay pornography industry. (75 mins) With An Image by Harun Farocki (Ein Bild, West Germany, 1983, 25 mins): A Playboy photo shoot is used to portray the creation of "an image," highlighting connections between image-making and money-making.-Kathy Geritz