Joyce Wieland Movies

  • 1968
    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    01968HD

    Ken Jacobs’s most elusive and mysterious film is at once an allegory of movie-making, a demonstration of 8mm versatility, and a celebration of...

    The Sky Socialist
  • 1967
    For Life, Against the War

    For Life, Against the War

    For Life, Against the War

    61967HD

    First shown on January 30, 1967, FOR LIFE AGAINST THE WAR was an open-call, collective statement from American independent filmmakers disparate in...

    For Life, Against the War
  • 1967
    Sailboat

    Sailboat

    Sailboat

    4.71967HD

    A day at the Beach, at the Sea, at the Sky and at the Sailboats.

    Sailboat
  • 1965
    Barbara’s Blindness

    Barbara’s Blindness

    Barbara’s Blindness

    51965HD

    Constructed from found and stock footage, Barbara’s Blindness is a meditation on vision and adversity, drawing humour and pathos from a...

    Barbara’s Blindness
  • 1965
    Water Sark

    Water Sark

    Water Sark

    4.81965HD

    "I decided to make a film at my kitchen table, there is nothing like knowing my table. The high art of the housewife. You take prisms, glass, lights...

    Water Sark
  • 1987
    Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

    Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

    Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

    01987HD

    Considered one of Canada's most important women artists of the second half of the 20th century, Joyce Wieland's art embodies the essence of her...

    Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland
  • 1967
    Cat Food

    Cat Food

    Cat Food

    51967HD

    A cat eats its methodical way through a polymorphous fish.

    Cat Food
  • 1976
    The Far Shore

    The Far Shore

    The Far Shore

    6.21976HD

    A young woman marries a wealthy man she isn't in love with, but finds romance instead with the couples' painter friend.

    The Far Shore
  • 1984
    A and B in Ontario

    A and B in Ontario

    A and B in Ontario

    5.91984HD

    Joyce Wieland: “Hollis and I came back to Toronto on holiday in the summer of '67. We were staying at a friend's house. We worked our way...

    A and B in Ontario
  • 1968
    Rat Life and Diet in North America

    Rat Life and Diet in North America

    Rat Life and Diet in North America

    5.11968HD

    “This film is against the corporate military industrial structure of global village.”

    Rat Life and Diet in North America
  • 1964
    New York Eye and Ear Control

    New York Eye and Ear Control

    New York Eye and Ear Control

    6.11964HD

    A cutout of a woman's silhouette is displayed in many locations while a free jazz soundtrack is heard. The jazz musicians later pose for the camera...

    New York Eye and Ear Control
  • 1964
    Peggy's Blue Skylight

    Peggy's Blue Skylight

    Peggy's Blue Skylight

    3.71964HD

    Filmed in Joyce Wieland and Michael Snow’s loft in New York, the film covers a day of friends visiting, writing and drawing from noon of one...

    Peggy's Blue Skylight
  • 1963
    Larry's Recent Behaviour

    Larry's Recent Behaviour

    Larry's Recent Behaviour

    3.71963HD

    One of Joyce Wieland's earliest works, shot in 8mm and finally blown-up to 16mm, “Larry’s Recent Behaviour” has been described by...

    Larry's Recent Behaviour
  • 1973
    Solidarity

    Solidarity

    Solidarity

    4.81973HD

    About a strike in which women are involved, but told in a very different way.

    Solidarity