Amy Halpern Movies

What can I say about a private letter?

A portrait of Jane Wodening (Brakhage). “A person who was the subject of the camera for many years looks back at us with an interrogating...

By Halves uses appropriated footage from rejected 35mm prints that were cut in half and readjusted to be used as spacers for 16mm to sync sound...

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

A bewitching, mysterious work of enveloping beauty, the film’s ominous title and a dedication to Anne Frank deeply inform our reading of its...

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

“Trying to get in, trying to get out. Encounters from the plague year.”

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

A horizon like a blade.  Consistent across landscapes in California – ocean to desert and back to the ocean.

In the politically charged atmosphere of the early 70s, Mikis Theodorakis conducted a concert of his music in Philadelphia. His music was banned in...

A short sweet film concerning torture. For Lynda Gudde.

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

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

with Indigo Cohan.

My mother, now 94. Filmed more than 30 years ago. (Amy Halpern)