Silent Movies

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

Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across her backyard.

Ancient documentary that presents the ascent of Higher and Lower Cathedral Spires in Yosemite Valley by a party of three climbers from the Sierra...

Two women find companionship in emptiness.

Four people experience loneliness in different parts of a town.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 11th, 1919.

Released on August 31st, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

An outdoor gathering.

A jar of Cheez Whiz careens wildly through a Treasure Island Foods at 3460 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. Cheez Whiz was Norm Bruns' first film. It...

A lone wanderer treks the solitary landscape of devoid suburbia, and something is missing... who is he? Where does he come from?

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.

A teenager turns to filming their family after the loss of their mother.

Silent cartoon.

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

Eyes Blue is a 4-minute 45-second experimental 2D animated indie short film by Phillips Entertainment exploring themes of isolation and the...

Short silent animated film

Death awaits the souls of those who perished and interviews them before they move on.

Exploring the Anthropocene era characterized by human impact on the planet, this is an enlightening VR film that examines an emerging superpower...

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