Jerome Hill Movies
- 2013
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches7.42013HD
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
- 1964
Open the Door and See all the People
Open the Door and See all the People51964HD
Based on Jerome Hill's unpublished novel, Peacock Feathers, this ensemble piece focuses on the relationship between two aging sisters.
- 1997
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation6.31997HD
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.
- 2007
365 Day Project
365 Day Project02007HD
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...
- 1957
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer5.61957HD
This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go...
- 1963
Hallelujah the Hills
Hallelujah the Hills6.11963HD
Jack and Leo vie for the affections of Vera – who appears a little differently to each man – over the course of a series of energetic...
- 1966
Death in the Forenoon
Death in the Forenoon51966HD
Footage of a bullfight, shot by Hill in 1934, hand-painted by the artist three decades later.
- 1966
Galaxie
Galaxie01966HD
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....
- 1968
The Canaries
The Canaries5.81968HD
Live-action footage of canaries and beachgoers overlaid with hand-painted effects.
- 1932
La cartomancienne
La cartomancienne6.51932HD
In a European seaside village, a maiden takes clean sheets down from the clothesline. Carrying her basket of linens home, she stops to consult a...
- 1991
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum01991HD
In 1950 Jerome Hill went to Zurich with the intention of making a film about Dr. Carl G. Jung. The project was abandoned when Hill decided that Jung...
- 1972
Film Portrait
Film Portrait5.71972HD
The life of Jerome Hill corresponded with the first formative decades of cinema and a greater part of the 20th century. Through fragments of...
- 1927
Tom Jones
Tom Jones01927HD
The first student film made at Yale, and one of the earliest student feature films ever made, this adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel was made in...
- 1961
The Sand Castle
The Sand Castle61961HD
A little boy and his sister forced to spend a day at the beach build a sand castle, to the delight and interest of others. Rich black and white...
- 1950
Grandma Moses
Grandma Moses6.21950HD
1950 short film portrait of the octogenarian folk artist. Nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Subject, One-reel".
- 1965
The Magic Umbrella
The Magic Umbrella5.251965HD
A magic umbrella saves a girl from a mysterious attacker. Filmed in 1927, tinted and hand-colored in the early 60s.
- 1978
Notes for Jerome
Notes for Jerome01978HD
During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. Adams...
- 1938
Ski Flight
Ski Flight01938HD
Famous skier Otto Lang is featured in a short documentary filmed at Mt. Whitney and Mt. Baker, and premiered on 4 February 1938 at Radio City Music...
- 1966
European Diaries
European Diaries01966HD
“After seeing Taylor Mead’s diaries I can’t look around myself anymore. There is so much to see! So now I sit with my back to...
- 1969
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas01969HD
This film uses an experimental painting technique on documentary footage of the bustling New York streets during Christmastime: Mary, Joseph and the...