In Rhea (1982), Askevold elaborates on his interest in allusion and implication, using images that seem to be fragments of a larger narrative to suggest, rather than tell, a story. This piece consists of a series of close-up shots of numerous people, each stating a name or phrase. The shots gesture towards the type of staged reaction shot, often used in soap operas or made-for-TV movies, interrupting the linearity of the story.

During a long drought resulting in state-mandated tear collection, a young woman is saved by an unlikely friend.

A retelling of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast (1991), on ice. This also included live singers from the Broadway stage show, and clips of the animated film.

A giallo horror film about Benny Lazar, a timid son forced by his mother Moira to get a shave and a haircut from a mysterious barber. What ensues is a Technicolor nightmare of love, hate, betrayal, and self-destruction.

Dr. Evelyn Green's botany lab is about to make history: first contact, of the horticultural kind. This experiment is the culmination of years of research into psychic communication with plants, but she and her unwitting lab assistant Sam might not be ready to hear what the plants have to say.

After an isolated photographer confines a faceless being to her darkroom, her mental and physical identity begin to deteriorate.