JoAnn Elam Movies

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

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

An affectionate and humorous portrayal of the relationship between a woman and her dog. As the dog explores the world and meets other dogs on their...

Underexposed scenes from a backyard barbecue likely at the home of JoAnn Elam and Joe Hendrix, featuring members of the "Logan Square Rhinos" —...

Portraits of Chuck’s cats and friends, as well as a self-portrait.

USPS workers go bowling.

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

At home, outdoors. Street shots.

A covered bridge and the nature surrounding it.

Digging in the woods.

Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

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

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...

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...

This film celebrates the frenzy of light and color found amid exploding fireworks and the speeding headlights of cars on a nighttime road. In the...

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

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

Chicago streets.

Farm work and nature.

JoAnn Elam plants collards.