JoAnn Elam Movies

Intimate portrayal of children at home and outsde in a park. At the start, a baby rolls around on the floor of a living room and bounces in a...

Footage of trees swaying in the sunlight, as seen from a window. A windchime in silhouette periodically obscures the trees.

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

Similar to her "Back Porch" films, JoAnn Elam's "Front Porch" documents the scenes of life in her neighborhood in Chicago. The film pays especial...

"Pup Birth" captures the excitement, chaos, and tenderness between a dog and her newly-born litter of puppies. In intimate close-up, the puppies...

Contrasting environments, in and outside.

Elam turns in place while filming nature.

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

Farm work and nature.

A covered bridge and the nature surrounding it.

Abstract short.

A series of home move style shots of a mother and her young child crawling outdoors. Scenes include a mother and toddler playing in a Chicago...

Two pumpkins.

8mm. experimental film shot by JoAnn Elam in Sanibel, Florida.

Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

Consists of frantic and (mostly) uninformative pans sprinting across Elam's lawn.

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

Cleaning supplies and flames.

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

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...