JoAnn Elam Movies
- 1973

Beauty and the Beast
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Images of a shadow puppet play, intermittent rapid editing, and sweeping shots of a farm, dogs playing outside, plants, kitchens and interiors,...
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- 1970

Popcorn
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"Popcorn" begins with a teenaged boy reading from an unknown text inside a living room. JoAnn Elam is seen knitting, presumably nearby, before...
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- 1981

Rhino BBQ
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Underexposed scenes from a backyard barbecue likely at the home of JoAnn Elam and Joe Hendrix, featuring members of the "Logan Square Rhinos" —...
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- 1979

JoAnn & Susan x2
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“JoAnn & Susan x2” begins with a female protagonist, JoAnn Elam, playfully modeling a red, knit blanket, superimposed by a rider, JoAnn's...
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- 1970

Closet Film
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"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...
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- 1973

Landscape
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Chicago streets.
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- 1976

Michigan
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Farm work and nature.
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- 1975

Tai Chi II
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“Tai Chi II,” similarly to Elam’s “Tai Chi Bowling” and “Tai Chi,” focuses on movement. Through a sequence...
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- 1990

Everyday People
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JoAnn Elam's unfinished project, EVERYDAY PEOPLE (filmed from 1979 to 1990), is based on her experiences as a letter carrier for the US Postal...
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- 1974

Love Me, Love My Dog
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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...
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- 1972

Tai Chi Bowling
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The ancient art of Tai Chi transitions seamlessly into the fluid movements of bowling. Exact date of production unknown.
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- 1971

Woman's Place & Dance
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Filmed at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, "Woman's Place & Dance" features a group of young women and men running around and enjoying...
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- 1979

Blizzard of '79
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Footage documenting Chicago's famed "Blizzard of '79," including some early examples of parking "dibs," people digging out their cars, and postal...
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- 1976

Windchimes, Window, Tree
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Footage of trees swaying in the sunlight, as seen from a window. A windchime in silhouette periodically obscures the trees.
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- 1975

Rape
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Rape has three victims discussing their emotional, physical and intellectual responses, then and now, highlighted and commented upon by a series of...
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- 1976

Bowl
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USPS workers go bowling.
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- 1985

Collards Garden, 1985
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JoAnn Elam plants collards.
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- 1980

Atlanta Nat Convention
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Filmed during the 52nd National Convention of the American National Association of Letter Carriers in August 1980.
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- 1970

Derek 10-70
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Digging in the woods.
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- 1973

Firelight
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Abstract images of flames and fire.
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