Silent Movies

Cleaning supplies and flames.

A girl sitting on an autumn leaf-filled sidewalk communicates with a mysterious figure across the street.

Dark, fast-paced symmetry in mixed weave of tones moving from oranges & yellows to blue-greens, then retreating (dissolves of zooming away) to both...

Contrasting environments, in and outside.

Jacqueline learns her father’s wrongdoing, gives away his ill-gotten wealth, and begins a new life as Judex watches over her from the shadows.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Farm work and nature.

An interpretation of a recurring dream.

Released on July 6th, 1919.

Two friends, hiking in the Yorkshire Dales, take the Cove Road home. But is the Cove Road out to take them?

Released on July 27th, 1919.

Elaborate petal-like and multicolored flowers rising in white space until the whole field is as if crushed by floral designs in madly-swift mixtures...

Consists of frantic and (mostly) uninformative pans sprinting across Elam's lawn.

The first known film directed by Guido Seeber and the oldest surviving German animated film. A white piece of chalk first draws a clock on a screen....

Released in 1901

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

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

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

An outdoor gathering.