Amy Halpern Movies

A portrait of Jane Wodening (Brakhage). “A person who was the subject of the camera for many years looks back at us with an interrogating...

Two palindromes. One resurrection. No happy ending.

What can I say about a private letter?

with Indigo Cohan.

Gesturing hands emerge from the darkness, readying us for the cinematic experience.

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

A horizon like a blade.  Consistent across landscapes in California – ocean to desert and back to the ocean.

A rhythmic montage of almost 200 faces, human and animals, that Halpern pans vertically, creating a cascade of visages suggesting that while...

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

A film by Amy Halpern

1981, 16mm, b&w, silent, 2 mins. Shots of Halpern cutting her fingernails, biting them, and dunking them in water.

Literally, a glance. A dedication; my emissary. –A. C. H.

A short sweet film concerning torture. For Lynda Gudde.

Ancient alchemists believed that salamanders can be reborn from fire, like the phoenix or Christ. They do not survive fire, nor extreme dryness. And...