11 thru 12
(1977),
avant-garde meditation by Andrea Callard on the principles of the I Ching
(2009 Federal Grants).
Play film
The Abbakadabba Coopno
(1941),
amateur narrative shot by Robbins Barstow in an interracial summer camp for low-income youths
(2013 Federal Grants).
Another Pilgrim
(1968),
controversial profile of counter-culture Greenwich Village pastor, Rev. Al Carmines, which drew objections from its sponsor, the World Council of Churches (NYU Cinema Studies Dept.)
(2009 Federal Grants).
Ark of Destiny
(1973),
early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement
(2008 Federal Grants).
Ballad of a Thin Woman
(1973),
early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement
(2008 Federal Grants).
Beehive
(1985),
Frank Moore and Jim Self’s Lower East Side experimental dance film
(2005 Federal Grants).
Falnes Home Movies
(1937–40s),
travel films shot by NYU history professor and OSS analyst Oscar J. Falnes
(2015 Federal Grants).
Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu
(1981),
documentary by New York Times proofreader David Loeb Weiss on the last night the newspaper was printed entirely on “hot type”
(2022 Federal Grants).
Fluorescent/Azalea
(1976),
Andrea Callard’s study of light in lower Manhattan and the plant life it supports
(2009 Federal Grants).
Play film
Fresh Kill
(1994),
experimental activist feature directed by Shu Lea Cheang, featuring Karen Finley and an all-woman camera crew
(2021 Federal Grants).
The Golden Bowl, or, Repression
(1984–88),
Chris Kraus’s deconstruction of the Henry James novel
(2018 Federal Grants).
Hapax Legomena
(1971–72),
six films from Hollis Frampton’s seven-film series (NYU Cinema Studies Dept. holding)
(2007 Federal Grants).
In Artificial Light
(1983),
Curtis Royston’s portrait of New York artists Lisa Fox, Jim Self, Norman Penn, Curtis Royston, and Madonna Ciccone before her breakthrough to stardom
(2010 Federal Grants).
A Knife in the Rain
(1973),
early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement
(2008 Federal Grants).
Laserimage
(1971–72),
Ivan Dryer’s celluloid forerunner to the Laserium light show
(2017 Federal Grants).
Play film
Letters Not About Love
(1998),
experimental documentary by Jaquline Ochs about the exchange of letters between poets Lyn Hejinian and Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
(2024 Federal Grants).
Meet Theresa Stern
(1990),
Richard Hell’s fictional tale about a contemporary poet
(2006 Federal Grants).
My, My Michaelangelo
(1974),
stop-animation film by “No Wave” pioneer Amos Poe
(2009 Federal Grants).
Radio Rick In Heaven, Radio Richard In Hell
(1987),
film projected during performance of underground theater director Richard Foreman’s Film is Evil, Radio is Good
(2007 Federal Grants).
Rat Trap
(1985),
Tommy Turner and Tessa Hughes-Freeland’s examination of the perils of substance abuse
(2014 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
Rhoda in Potatoland (Her Fall Starts)
(1975),
Kirk Winslow’s stop-action condensation of Richard Foreman’s Obie-winning play
(2007 Federal Grants).
Simonland
(1984),
Tommy Turner’s absurdist parody of televangelism, made with Richard Kern
(2014 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
St. Mark's Place Massacre
(1973),
early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement
(2008 Federal Grants).
Terrorists in Love
(1983),
experimental collage involving nihilists by Chris Kraus
(2018 Federal Grants).
We Imitate; We Break Up
(1978),
artist Ericka Beckman’s avant-garde musical
(2008 Federal Grants).