Peter Hutton Movies
- 1985
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty6.71985HD
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...
- 1983
Born in Flames
Born in Flames6.21983HD
In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising...
- 2009
Sweetgrass
Sweetgrass6.82009HD
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's...
- 2003
Two Rivers
Two Rivers02003HD
Commissioned by the arts organization Minetta Brook, Two Rivers was inspired by Henry Hudson’s failed 1609 quest to discover a trade route...
- 1970
In Marin County
In Marin County7.51970HD
"IN MARIN COUNTY approaches the subject of America's ecological disaster as a comic yet bizarre vision. The tradition of Old MacDonald's farm has...
- 2007
365 Day Project
365 Day Project02007HD
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...
- 1979
Boston Fire
Boston Fire6.71979HD
BOSTON FIRE finds grandeur in smoke rising eloquently from a city blaze. Billowing puffs of darkness blend with fountains of water streaming in from...
- 2007
At Sea
At Sea7.12007HD
Three segments depicting the life cycle of a freighter boat.
- 1986
No Picnic
No Picnic7.51986HD
A cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrification New York City
- 1993
Lodz Symphony
Lodz Symphony6.21993HD
A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.
- 2000
Time and Tide
Time and Tide6.82000HD
Peter Hutton’s meditation on the Hudson River.
- 1975
Florence
Florence61975HD
Florence is a contemplative study of light and shadows, textures and planes, that makes beautiful use of the tonal qualities of black and white film....
- 1971
July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon
July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon5.71971HD
July ’71 is as much a record of the daily experiences of light and shadow as it is a catalogue of domestic life. More involved with...
- 1981
New York Portrait, Chapter II
New York Portrait, Chapter II7.31981HD
Chapter Two represents a continuation of daily observations from the environment of Manhattan compiled over a period from 1980-1981. This is the...
- 1991
In Titan's Goblet
In Titan's Goblet6.81991HD
In Titan's Goblet refers to a landscape painting by Thomas Cole circa 1833. The film is intended as a homage to Cole, who is regarded as the father...
- 2015
The Making of a Superhero Musical
The Making of a Superhero Musical02015HD
A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the...
- 2013
Three Landscapes
Three Landscapes72013HD
Shot on 16mm, this wondrous silent film study from avant-garde master Peter Hutton (At Sea) observes human movement across three distinct landscapes:...
- 1974
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)6.71974HD
A contemplative, seemingly timeless record of the years Hutton spent in Southeast Asia while working as a merchant seaman. Jon Jost writes, "The film...
- 1986
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)7.51986HD
Peter Hutton’s essay on the naturalization of the urban landscape. Voluptuously gray, worn and lived in, the city is like a stage set for an...
- 1997
Study of a River
Study of a River6.31997HD
The first part (winter) of a seasonal study of the Hudson river in New York.