Amy Halpern Movies

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

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

A private toast. Inspired by a random encounter with this Wikipedia entry, while looking up “Chabrol, Claude” for a full listing of...

The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles serves as the backdrop of Pat O’Neill’s artfully-crafted film. Shot in the classic Hollywood style,...

Abstract music notation and something very obvious.

Two palindromes. One resurrection. No happy ending.

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.

with Indigo Cohan.

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never...

A bewitching, mysterious work of enveloping beauty, the film’s ominous title and a dedication to Anne Frank deeply inform our reading of its...

with Arwa Ibrahim 1 - Detention 2 - Hollywood Hills 3 - Reptile 4 - Bestiary 5 - Abstract and Concrete 6 - Doorway Occupation 7 - Sideways

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

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

An opera in the public domain. A film about duration. “I tremble for my country when I think that god is just.” (Thomas Jefferson)

A film by Amy Halpern