Amy Halpern Movies

A woman from Nigeria seeks work in the United States while her daughter struggles with premonitions and homesickness.

By Halves uses appropriated footage from rejected 35mm prints that were cut in half and readjusted to be used as spacers for 16mm to sync sound...

A short sweet film concerning torture. For Lynda Gudde.

Gesturing hands emerge from the darkness, readying us for the cinematic experience.

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

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

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

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

In the politically charged atmosphere of the early 70s, Mikis Theodorakis conducted a concert of his music in Philadelphia. His music was banned in...

With Nancy Halpern and Yves Marton. "Sitting home smoking cigarettes during the occupation. Very nasty and sophomoric. And beautiful." — A.H.

Presents the physically necessary film “leaders”; at the front and back end of movies as aesthetic in themselves. (Amy Halpern)