Amy Halpern Movies

  • 2007
    Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera

    72007HD

    Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never...

    Women Behind the Camera
  • 2012
    Injury On A Theme

    Injury On A Theme

    Injury On A Theme

    62012HD

    A short sweet film concerning torture. For Lynda Gudde.

    Injury On A Theme
  • 2022
    Hula

    Hula

    Hula

    82022HD

    Abstract music notation and something very obvious.

    Hula
  • 2012
    Palm Down

    Palm Down

    Palm Down

    62012HD

    Two palindromes. One resurrection. No happy ending.

    Palm Down
  • 2000
    Access to the View

    Access to the View

    Access to the View

    62000HD

    with Yogi John Franzoni

    Access to the View
  • 2002
    The Decay of Fiction

    The Decay of Fiction

    The Decay of Fiction

    7.52002HD

    The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles serves as the backdrop of Pat O’Neill’s artfully-crafted film. Shot in the classic Hollywood style,...

    The Decay of Fiction
  • 2022
    Emit a Beam, See a Light

    Emit a Beam, See a Light

    Emit a Beam, See a Light

    42022HD

    Statement and demonstration.

    Emit a Beam, See a Light
  • 2022
    Chabrot

    Chabrot

    Chabrot

    72022HD

    A private toast. Inspired by a random encounter with this Wikipedia entry, while looking up “Chabrol, Claude” for a full listing of...

    Chabrot
  • 2000
    Pouring Grain

    Pouring Grain

    Pouring Grain

    02000HD

    Pouring Grain
  • 1972
    Three Preparations

    Three Preparations

    Three Preparations

    01972HD

    In three parts: Statice/frameline; Drops; The Cannonball Section. Unpopulated (except for the cheap ending on the Cannonball Section). (Previously...

    Three Preparations
  • 1992
    Falling Lessons

    Falling Lessons

    Falling Lessons

    01992HD

    A rhythmic montage of almost 200 faces, human and animals, that Halpern pans vertically, creating a cascade of visages suggesting that while...

    Falling Lessons
  • 1982
    Invocation

    Invocation

    Invocation

    51982HD

    Gesturing hands emerge from the darkness, readying us for the cinematic experience.

    Invocation
  • 2017
    The Deer's Blessing

    The Deer's Blessing

    The Deer's Blessing

    9.52017HD

    The Deer's Blessing
  • 1979
    Soft Fiction

    Soft Fiction

    Soft Fiction

    7.61979HD

    Chick Strand's SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary...

    Soft Fiction
  • 2023
    Slow Fireworks

    Slow Fireworks

    Slow Fireworks

    02023HD

    Slow Fireworks
  • 2012
    Cheshire Smile

    Cheshire Smile

    Cheshire Smile

    82012HD

    with Adnan Ibrahim "Stand up and use your ears like a man" - Charles Ives

    Cheshire Smile
  • 2012
    Three Minute Hells

    Three Minute Hells

    Three Minute Hells

    82012HD

    with Arwa Ibrahim 1 - Detention 2 - Hollywood Hills 3 - Reptile 4 - Bestiary 5 - Abstract and Concrete 6 - Doorway Occupation 7 - Sideways

    Three Minute Hells
  • 1982
    Grey Area

    Grey Area

    Grey Area

    71982HD

    The dilapidated former house/headquarters of South Central LA's Black Panthers is at the center of a clash between radical ideals of the past, and...

    Grey Area
  • 2022
    Fire Belly

    Fire Belly

    Fire Belly

    02022HD

    Ancient alchemists believed that salamanders can be reborn from fire, like the phoenix or Christ. They do not survive fire, nor extreme dryness. And...

    Fire Belly
  • 1972
    A Glance

    A Glance

    A Glance

    01972HD

    Literally, a glance. A dedication; my emissary. –A. C. H.

    A Glance