JoAnn Elam Filmes
- 1970

Pup Birth
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"Pup Birth" captures the excitement, chaos, and tenderness between a dog and her newly-born litter of puppies. In intimate close-up, the puppies...
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- 1978

Sanibel
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8mm. experimental film shot by JoAnn Elam in Sanibel, Florida.
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- 1976

Sprockets
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Sprocket holes moving across the screen.
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- 1967

37th Avenue & S.F. CA
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This footage by JoAnn Elam was probably shot in San Francisco, where Elam spent the “Summer of Love” in 1967 and which she perhaps...
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- 1984

Monterey '84
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Two women gardening on a sunny day.
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- 1976

Michigan
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Farm work and nature.
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- 1990

Everyday People
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JoAnn Elam's unfinished project, EVERYDAY PEOPLE (filmed from 1979 to 1990), is based on her experiences as a letter carrier for the US Postal...
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- 1974

Daytime Television
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Set to the Beatles 1965 song "You Like Me Too Much," Daytime Television consists of a series of close-up handheld pans of cleaning supply labels and...
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- 1980

Going Places
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Joann Elam captures urban residents on the go in various seasons. The film begins in winter, as JoAnn captures sleepy neighborhood scenes from her...
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- 1975

Tai Chi II
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“Tai Chi II,” similarly to Elam’s “Tai Chi Bowling” and “Tai Chi,” focuses on movement. Through a sequence...
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- 1976

Windchimes, Window, Tree
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Footage of trees swaying in the sunlight, as seen from a window. A windchime in silhouette periodically obscures the trees.
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- 1973

Beauty and the Beast
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Images of a shadow puppet play, intermittent rapid editing, and sweeping shots of a farm, dogs playing outside, plants, kitchens and interiors,...
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- 1975

Filmabuse
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A myriad of purple and blue markings flicker hypnotically across the screen in “Filmabuse.” Periodically a blue screen flashes,...
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- 1970

Light Leak
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In this footage by JoAnn Elam, almost nothing is discernible, with the exception of buildings sometimes emerging in the dark and stripes of orange...
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- 1970

CF Porn
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Optical printing experiments of a 16mm pornographic film.
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- 1982

DC '82 Home
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At home, outdoors. Street shots.
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- 1970

Popcorn
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"Popcorn" begins with a teenaged boy reading from an unknown text inside a living room. JoAnn Elam is seen knitting, presumably nearby, before...
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- 1981

Boyers & Rhinos
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Experimental home movie documenting a visit by filmmakers Wayne and Eleanor Boyer and their nine-year-old son Brett to JoAnn Elam's home in Logan...
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- 1970

Fire
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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...
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- 1973

Grains
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Experimental film by Chicago filmmaker JoAnn Elam (1949-2009). Altered lyrics to the song "Chains" sit atop animated images of grains. Exact date of...
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