Silent Movies

Released on February 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

Adeline, a small mutt makes her enthusiasm for food and classic French cinema clear, specifically her love for Jean-Luc Godard films.

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

Elam's husband prepares vegetables at the sink.

Elam turns in place while filming nature.

Released in 1901

JoAnn Elam plants collards.

Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

A young woman wakes up to a new morning.

Documentary that details the daily habits of beavers and their interaction with the ecosystem at large. Filmed mostly in Digby County, Nova Scotia.

Exploring the Anthropocene era characterized by human impact on the planet, this is an enlightening VR film that examines an emerging superpower...

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

Contrasting environments, in and outside.

USPS workers go bowling.

A covered bridge and the nature surrounding it.

Digging in the woods.

Two pumpkins.

Abstract short.

Released on January 12th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.