JoAnn Elam Movies

The ancient art of Tai Chi transitions seamlessly into the fluid movements of bowling. Exact date of production unknown.

USPS workers go bowling.

"Pup Birth" captures the excitement, chaos, and tenderness between a dog and her newly-born litter of puppies. In intimate close-up, the puppies...

It's nice outside, take a stroll in the woods but be careful.

Optical printing experiments of a 16mm pornographic film.

In this footage by JoAnn Elam, almost nothing is discernible, with the exception of buildings sometimes emerging in the dark and stripes of orange...

“JoAnn & Susan x2” begins with a female protagonist, JoAnn Elam, playfully modeling a red, knit blanket, superimposed by a rider, JoAnn's...

A poetic tribute to the establishment of the maple farm in Monterey, MA, owned and operated by JoAnn Elam's friend Bonner McAllester and her husband...

Abstract, direct animation consisting of triangular shapes that flow past the frame. Apparently the source for "Filmabuse" (F.2011-01-0262) and...

A myriad of purple and blue markings flicker hypnotically across the screen in “Filmabuse.” Periodically a blue screen flashes,...

"Closet Film" flickers hues of white and yellow intermittently. Stretching to its halfway point, the frame cuts to black as a myriad of blues barrage...

Chicago streets.

Farm work and nature.

JoAnn Elam plants collards.

This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside.

Elam films her close friend, Chuck Kleinhans.

Filmed during the 52nd National Convention of the American National Association of Letter Carriers in August 1980.

At home, outdoors. Street shots.

Two women gardening on a sunny day.

An outdoor gathering.