Emily Hubley Movies

  • 2009
    The Toe Tactic

    The Toe Tactic

    The Toe Tactic

    52009HD

    Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office...

    The Toe Tactic
  • 2003
    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

    72003HD

    Documentary about the creation of the stage musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and its subsequent film adaptation.

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
  • 1986
    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

    6.21986HD

    Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.

    The Cosmic Eye
  • 2014
    Vessel

    Vessel

    Vessel

    7.3852014HD

    A fearless sea captain, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions on the high seas, and leaving...

    Vessel
  • 2002
    Blue Vinyl

    Blue Vinyl

    Blue Vinyl

    5.3332002HD

    With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning...

    Blue Vinyl
  • 1968
    Windy Day

    Windy Day

    Windy Day

    6.11968HD

    Two little girls muse on marriage and babies, love and death as they create and act out plays in their backyard. Preserved by the Academy Film...

    Windy Day
  • 1988
    Time of the Angels

    Time of the Angels

    Time of the Angels

    61988HD

    The history of the Americas is considered from an Indigenous perspective, featuring the poetry of the Aztec emperor Nezahualcotl, Jose Chocan, and...

    Time of the Angels
  • 1998
    Tall Time Tales

    Tall Time Tales

    Tall Time Tales

    61998HD

    A film about the many faces of time as it flows from the future to the past, through cyclic, biological, curved and paradoxical time.

    Tall Time Tales
  • 1982
    Big Brown Eyes

    Big Brown Eyes

    Big Brown Eyes

    01982HD

    visual interpretation of a song by peter holsapple film by emily hubley music – the dB’s

    Big Brown Eyes
  • 1991
    Upside Down

    Upside Down

    Upside Down

    71991HD

    Inspired by the writings of the 13th century Indian poet Kabir, "Upside Down" shocks the audience from its torpor. Lost in a maze of contradictions,...

    Upside Down
  • 2002
    Shadowplay

    Shadowplay

    Shadowplay

    02002HD

    A stop-motion film, written, animated, & directed by Dan Blank.

    Shadowplay
  • 1994
    Enough

    Enough

    Enough

    01994HD

    A person finds a magical fish, wishes for "it all" and learns a lesson about when enough is enough.

    Enough
  • 1982
    Delivery Man

    Delivery Man

    Delivery Man

    01982HD

    This animated psychedelic short portrays the stream-of-consciousness adventures of a young woman, including an encounter with her dead father, her...

    Delivery Man
  • 2020
    Motian in Motion

    Motian in Motion

    Motian in Motion

    02020HD

    Motian In Motion is a documentary film about iconic jazz drummer Paul Motian, with rare footage of Paul playing and recording at the world renowned...

    Motian in Motion
  • 2002
    Set Set Spike

    Set Set Spike

    Set Set Spike

    02002HD

    A single mother's personal ritual combines her history, poetry and a volleyball-inspired aerobic workout

    Set Set Spike
  • 1970
    Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation

    Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation

    Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation

    01970HD

    This docuseries tells the story of female animation pioneers in both past and present days, looking into the challenges they have faced and the...

    Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation
  • 1988
    Yes We Can

    Yes We Can

    Yes We Can

    61988HD

    Gaia, our living Earth, joyously balances life and death until human beings begin to plunder her resources. Gaia retreats in despair. When women and...

    Yes We Can
  • 2012
    and/or

    and/or

    and/or

    02012HD

    The agony and beauty of the creative process are explored in this reflective work, first inspired by a piano solo by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan,...

    and/or
  • 1984
    The Tower

    The Tower

    The Tower

    01984HD

    In this early work and collaboration between sisters Emily and Georgia, a figure journeys through a bewildering, menacing world. The film was created...

    The Tower
  • 2006
    Octave

    Octave

    Octave

    02006HD

    Hubley created this short while at work on her first feature, The Toe Tactic, as a musical exploration of poetry featured in the film. Each frame was...

    Octave