JoAnn Elam Movies

Elam turns in place while filming nature.

An outdoor gathering.

Abstract short.

Farm work and nature.

Two women gardening on a sunny day.

This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside.

Digging in the woods.

Abstract images of flames and fire, including wide shots of the fireplace itself. This film appears to be an 8mm test or outtake for JoAnn Elam's...

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

Rape has three victims discussing their emotional, physical and intellectual responses, then and now, highlighted and commented upon by a series of...

Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

JoAnn Elam plants collards.

Chicago streets.

Elam films her close friend, Chuck Kleinhans.

Similar to her "Back Porch" films, JoAnn Elam's "Front Porch" documents the scenes of life in her neighborhood in Chicago. The film pays especial...

The title of this fast paced experimental film presumably refers to the American counterculture catalog published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and...

A myriad of purple and blue markings flicker hypnotically across the screen in “Filmabuse.” Periodically a blue screen flashes,...

Joann Elam captures urban residents on the go in various seasons. The film begins in winter, as JoAnn captures sleepy neighborhood scenes from her...

Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across her backyard.

Footage documenting Chicago's famed "Blizzard of '79," including some early examples of parking "dibs," people digging out their cars, and postal...