Amy Halpern Movies

  • 1981
    Cuticle Torture

    Cuticle Torture

    Cuticle Torture

    01981HD

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

    Cuticle Torture
  • 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
    A Glance

    A Glance

    A Glance

    01972HD

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

    A Glance
  • 1972
    Roll #1 For Nancy

    Roll #1 For Nancy

    Roll #1 For Nancy

    01972HD

    Roll #1 For Nancy
  • 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
  • 2000
    Pouring Grain

    Pouring Grain

    Pouring Grain

    02000HD

    Pouring Grain
  • 1972
    Three Preparations

    Three Preparations

    Three Preparations

    01972HD

    In three parts: Statice/frameline; Drops; The Cannonball Section. Unpopulated (except for the cheap ending on the Cannonball Section). (Previously...

    Three Preparations
  • 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)
  • 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