Silent Movies

Elam films her close friend, Chuck Kleinhans.

Expeditions in the Western Canadian Arctic

Digging in the woods.

A monster and his emperor scorpion are confined to a room.

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

JoAnn Elam plants collards.

An insoluble quest.

Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced...

A jar of Cheez Whiz careens wildly through a Treasure Island Foods at 3460 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. Cheez Whiz was Norm Bruns' first film. It...

Two pumpkins.

A boy explains the various steps to making a bowl of cereal in a hilarious Charlie Chaplin-inspired scatter.

Prym ad by Pinschewer.

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

Exploring the Anthropocene era characterized by human impact on the planet, this is an enlightening VR film that examines an emerging superpower...

Silent cartoon.

At home, outdoors. Street shots.

An exploration of fears that come with dating and finding a relationship. A continuation of the planned 'love trilogy' which began with 'In My life'.

Death awaits the souls of those who perished and interviews them before they move on.

Register of the events which occurred between 9 and 15 April 1948 in Bogota as a result of the assassination of political leader Jorge Eliécer...

In search of something, a woman goes on a fantastic exploration of her house.