Silent Movies

  • 1970
    BC

    BC

    BC

    41970HD

    Elam turns in place while filming nature.

    BC
  • 1970
    Covered Bridge

    Covered Bridge

    Covered Bridge

    01970HD

    A covered bridge and the nature surrounding it.

    Covered Bridge
  • 1970
    Derek 10-70

    Derek 10-70

    Derek 10-70

    01970HD

    Digging in the woods.

    Derek 10-70
  • 1976
    Sprockets

    Sprockets

    Sprockets

    01976HD

    Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

    Sprockets
  • 1970
    Disabuse

    Disabuse

    Disabuse

    01970HD

    Abstract short.

    Disabuse
  • 1970
    Soap + Fire

    Soap + Fire

    Soap + Fire

    01970HD

    Cleaning supplies and flames.

    Soap + Fire
  • 1974
    Jack-O-Lanterns

    Jack-O-Lanterns

    Jack-O-Lanterns

    01974HD

    Two pumpkins.

    Jack-O-Lanterns
  • 1970
    Joe & Greens

    Joe & Greens

    Joe & Greens

    01970HD

    Elam's husband prepares vegetables at the sink.

    Joe & Greens
  • 1970
    Backyard Winter

    Backyard Winter

    Backyard Winter

    01970HD

    Consists of frantic and (mostly) uninformative pans sprinting across Elam's lawn.

    Backyard Winter
  • 1975
    Tai Chi II

    Tai Chi II

    Tai Chi II

    01975HD

    “Tai Chi II,” similarly to Elam’s “Tai Chi Bowling” and “Tai Chi,” focuses on movement. Through a sequence...

    Tai Chi II
  • 1981
    Moving

    Moving

    Moving

    01981HD

    Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across her backyard.

    Moving
  • 1984
    Windows

    Windows

    Windows

    01984HD

    Contrasting environments, in and outside.

    Windows
  • 1905
    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

    41905HD

    A gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France
  • 1970
    Two of Us

    Two of Us

    Two of Us

    01970HD

    Two girls spend the evening together. You'll never believe what happens next!

    Two of Us
  • 1912
    Tanz der Flaschen

    Tanz der Flaschen

    Tanz der Flaschen

    01912HD

    Kupferberg Gold ad by Pinschewer.

    Tanz der Flaschen
  • 2004
    Chasmic Dance

    Chasmic Dance

    Chasmic Dance

    02004HD

    A visual metaphor for creative process as a sustained state of flux, whereby the deconstruction and reconfiguration of source material manifest...

    Chasmic Dance