Talking Tongues 1982, video, b/w (document of a live satellite-cast performance work), sound, 11:00.
(3 min excerpt)

An intimate 11 minute monologue in which Steele portrays Beatrice Small, a victim of wife battering. As she unravels her story, Beatrice describes her efforts to maintain a marriage of 16 years to Al Small. Turning to family, friends, church and finally a lawyer, Beatrice tries repeatedly to get others to understand the threat that lies behind Al's words, 'Beatrice, I love you.'