Amy Halpern Movies

Abstract music notation and something very obvious.

A short sweet film concerning torture. For Lynda Gudde.

Reveals the history of camerawomen around the world, celebrating not only the survival of pioneer women in a male-dominated field, but a new...

Chick Strand's SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary...

The dilapidated former house/headquarters of South Central LA's Black Panthers is at the center of a clash between radical ideals of the past, and...

Statement and demonstration.

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

A private toast. Inspired by a random encounter with this Wikipedia entry, while looking up “Chabrol, Claude” for a full listing of...

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never...

With Asha Wilson and Joyce Campbell.

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

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

The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles serves as the backdrop of Pat O’Neill’s artfully-crafted film. Shot in the classic Hollywood style,...

Endangered animals on an endangered medium. A heartbeat 4/4 Slow cinema, with a sex scene.

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

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