Amy Halpern Movies

  • 2021
    Ma Sewing

    Ma Sewing

    Ma Sewing

    02021HD

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

    Ma Sewing
  • 1973
    Peach Landscape

    Peach Landscape

    Peach Landscape

    01973HD

    Illusions of surface, abstract to pictorial. Initially the grain of the film emulsion, complete with scratches, variations in framing – the...

    Peach Landscape
  • 2022
    I Tremble / 8:46

    I Tremble / 8:46

    I Tremble / 8:46

    02022HD

    An opera in the public domain. A film about duration. “I tremble for my country when I think that god is just.” (Thomas Jefferson)

    I Tremble / 8:46
  • 2012
    By Halves

    By Halves

    By Halves

    02012HD

    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...

    By Halves
  • 1980
    African Woman – USA

    African Woman – USA

    African Woman – USA

    01980HD

    A woman from Nigeria seeks work in the United States while her daughter struggles with premonitions and homesickness.

    African Woman – USA
  • 1976
    Plausible Light Source

    Plausible Light Source

    Plausible Light Source

    01976HD

    Plausible Light Source
  • 1985
    Ready-Made

    Ready-Made

    Ready-Made

    01985HD

    Ready-Made
  • 1977
    Self-Portrait As A City

    Self-Portrait As A City

    Self-Portrait As A City

    01977HD

    Self-Portrait As A City
  • 1972
    Roll #1 For Nancy

    Roll #1 For Nancy

    Roll #1 For Nancy

    01972HD

    Roll #1 For Nancy
  • 1975
    Filament (The Hands)

    Filament (The Hands)

    Filament (The Hands)

    01975HD

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

    Filament (The Hands)