Peter Hutton Movies

  • 1983
    Born in Flames

    Born in Flames

    Born in Flames

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    In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising...

    Born in Flames
  • 1985
    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

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    For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...

    The Statue of Liberty
  • 1986
    No Picnic

    No Picnic

    No Picnic

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    A cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrification New York City

    No Picnic
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 2009
    Sweetgrass

    Sweetgrass

    Sweetgrass

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    An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's...

    Sweetgrass
  • 1990
    New York Portrait

    New York Portrait

    New York Portrait

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    Peter Hutton's New York trilogy. An act of urban archaeology, a chronicle of indelible impressions of the city.

    New York Portrait
  • 2018
    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

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    Preiss had the rare chance to salvage a selection of 8mm reeled from his archive; 30 years after it was first shot, this lovingly refashioned...

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
  • 1997
    Study of a River

    Study of a River

    Study of a River

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    The first part (winter) of a seasonal study of the Hudson river in New York.

    Study of a River
  • 2004
    Skagafjördur

    Skagafjördur

    Skagafjördur

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    A film documenting the landscapes of northern Iceland.

    Skagafjördur
  • 2008
    The Gates

    The Gates

    The Gates

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    A documentary on New York City’s biggest public art project ever, an installation called “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne Claude.

    The Gates
  • 2012
    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott

    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott

    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott

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    Turner Prize-winner Luke Fowler's film focuses on the life and work of the socialist historian EP Thompson and his involvement with the Workers...

    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott
  • 2003
    Two Rivers

    Two Rivers

    Two Rivers

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    Commissioned by the arts organization Minetta Brook, Two Rivers was inspired by Henry Hudson’s failed 1609 quest to discover a trade route...

    Two Rivers
  • 1986
    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

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    Peter Hutton’s essay on the naturalization of the urban landscape. Voluptuously gray, worn and lived in, the city is like a stage set for an...

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
  • 1993
    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

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    A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.

    Lodz Symphony
  • 2000
    Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

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    Peter Hutton’s meditation on the Hudson River.

    Time and Tide
  • 1970
    Riverbody

    Riverbody

    Riverbody

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    A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons,...

    Riverbody
  • 1979
    Boston Fire

    Boston Fire

    Boston Fire

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    BOSTON FIRE finds grandeur in smoke rising eloquently from a city blaze. Billowing puffs of darkness blend with fountains of water streaming in from...

    Boston Fire
  • 2015
    The Making of a Superhero Musical

    The Making of a Superhero Musical

    The Making of a Superhero Musical

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    A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the...

    The Making of a Superhero Musical
  • 1979
    New York Portrait, Chapter I

    New York Portrait, Chapter I

    New York Portrait, Chapter I

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    Hutton's most impressive work ... the filmmaker's style takes on an assertive edge that marks his maturity. The landscape has a majesty that serves...

    New York Portrait, Chapter I
  • 2013
    Three Landscapes

    Three Landscapes

    Three Landscapes

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    Shot on 16mm, this wondrous silent film study from avant-garde master Peter Hutton (At Sea) observes human movement across three distinct landscapes:...

    Three Landscapes