JoAnn Elam Movies
- 1979 Shirley & BruceShirley & Bruce01979HD Portraits of Chuck’s cats and friends, as well as a self-portrait. ![Shirley & Bruce]() 
- 1971 Woman's Place & DanceWoman's Place & Dance01971HD Filmed at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, "Woman's Place & Dance" features a group of young women and men running around and enjoying... ![Woman's Place & Dance]() 
- 1975 RapeRape01975HD Rape has three victims discussing their emotional, physical and intellectual responses, then and now, highlighted and commented upon by a series of... ![Rape]() 
- 1981 MovingMoving01981HD Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across her backyard. ![Moving]() 
- 1969 3 Goats and a Gruff3 Goats and a Gruff01969HD It's nice outside, take a stroll in the woods but be careful. ![3 Goats and a Gruff]() 
- 1974 Love Me, Love My DogLove Me, Love My Dog01974HD 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... ![Love Me, Love My Dog]() 
- 1971 Always Open/Never ClosedAlways Open/Never Closed01971HD A woman wakes up, gets dressed, makes breakfast and walks down the street. This daily ritual becomes extraordinary seen in a trance-like structure of... ![Always Open/Never Closed]() 
- 1979 JoAnn & Susan x2JoAnn & Susan x201979HD “JoAnn & Susan x2” begins with a female protagonist, JoAnn Elam, playfully modeling a red, knit blanket, superimposed by a rider, JoAnn's... ![JoAnn & Susan x2]() 
- 1981 Boyers & RhinosBoyers & Rhinos01981HD Experimental home movie documenting a visit by filmmakers Wayne and Eleanor Boyer and their nine-year-old son Brett to JoAnn Elam's home in Logan... ![Boyers & Rhinos]() 
- 1973 Chocolate CakeChocolate Cake01973HD The film was made in response to an evening during which a number of male members of Chicago's experimental film scene gathered at JoAnn's house and... ![Chocolate Cake]() 
- 1970 Pup BirthPup Birth81970HD "Pup Birth" captures the excitement, chaos, and tenderness between a dog and her newly-born litter of puppies. In intimate close-up, the puppies... ![Pup Birth]() 
- 1970 Light LeakLight Leak01970HD In this footage by JoAnn Elam, almost nothing is discernible, with the exception of buildings sometimes emerging in the dark and stripes of orange... ![Light Leak]() 
- 1981 Rhino BBQRhino BBQ01981HD Underexposed scenes from a backyard barbecue likely at the home of JoAnn Elam and Joe Hendrix, featuring members of the "Logan Square Rhinos" —... ![Rhino BBQ]() 
- 1970 Closet FilmCloset Film01970HD "Closet Film" flickers hues of white and yellow intermittently. Stretching to its halfway point, the frame cuts to black as a myriad of blues barrage... ![Closet Film]() 
- 1982 Lie Back & Enjoy ItLie Back & Enjoy It01982HD Lie Back & Enjoy It is a dialectical film about the politics of representation. Its image track consists of technologically manipulated images of... ![Lie Back & Enjoy It]() 
- 1979 Blizzard of '79Blizzard of '7901979HD Footage documenting Chicago's famed "Blizzard of '79," including some early examples of parking "dibs," people digging out their cars, and postal... ![Blizzard of '79]() 
- 1984 GarbageGarbage01984HD This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside. ![Garbage]() 
- 1970 Last Whole Earth CatalogLast Whole Earth Catalog01970HD The title of this fast paced experimental film presumably refers to the American counterculture catalog published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and... ![Last Whole Earth Catalog]() 
- 1970 Covered BridgeCovered Bridge01970HD A covered bridge and the nature surrounding it. ![Covered Bridge]() 
- 1970 Joe & GreensJoe & Greens01970HD Elam's husband prepares vegetables at the sink. ![Joe & Greens]() 
















