Yvonne Rainer Movies

  • 1966
    Hand Film

    Hand Film

    Hand Film

    11966HD

    Rainer's first film, Hand Film, was shot by fellow dancer William Davis when Rainer was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from major surgery and...

    Hand Film
  • 2002
    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    02002HD

    Yvonne Rainer combines a dance performance she choreographed for Mikhail Barryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project in 2000 with texts by Oscar...

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid
  • 2017
    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    02017HD

    Adam Pendleton’s Just Back From Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer is the third in a series of video portraits, following My Education: A...

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer
  • 2023
    I Cannot Now Recall

    I Cannot Now Recall

    I Cannot Now Recall

    02023HD

    In I Cannot Now Recall, a collection of Yvonne Rainer's dreams are presented, selected by the filmmaker from Rainer's journals. Through choice and...

    I Cannot Now Recall
  • 1969
    Line

    Line

    Line

    01969HD

    A blond woman (Susan Marshall) in white pants and shirt interacts with a moving round object and the camera. Camerawork by Phill Niblock.

    Line
  • 2002
    Rainer Variations

    Rainer Variations

    Rainer Variations

    02002HD

    "For me Rainer Variations is a hybrid: a weave of impressionistic portrait, found footage construction, and video sampler. Aside from formal issues,...

    Rainer Variations
  • 1968
    Rhode Island Red

    Rhode Island Red

    Rhode Island Red

    01968HD

    Ten minutes in an enormous chicken coop. Camerawork by Roy Levin.

    Rhode Island Red