The Film-Makers' Cooperative

The New American Cinema Group

The largest archive and distributor of independent and avant-garde films in the world

Catalogue

Catalogue

  • Window Water Baby Moving

    16mm, color, silent, 12 min
    Stan Brakhage
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  • Meshes of the Afternoon

    16mm, black and white, sound, 14 min
    Maya Deren
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  • A Matter of Baobab

    16mm, color, sound, 3 min
    Pola Chapelle
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  • Chumlum

    16mm, color, sound, 26 min
    Ron Rice
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  • Bridges-Go-Round

    16mm, color, sound, 7.5 min
    Shirley Clarke
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Programs

Programs

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    Joyce Wieland's "La Raison Avant La Passion"

    Wieland's seminal 1969 feature on 16mm, introduced by Julia Petrocelli

    On Friday, October 10th, 2025, at 7pm, join us at FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for a rare screening of Joyce Wieland's seminal feature film LA RAISON AVANT LA PASSION (REASON OVER PASSION), presented on 16mm and introduced by Julia Petrocelli.

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    Water, Water, Everywhere

    A program of water-themed FMC films presented in collaboration with Black Rock Arts, co-curated by Jason Duval and Matt McKinzie

    The Film-Makers' Cooperative is thrilled to collaborate with Black Rock Arts, co-founded by FMC filmmaker-member Jason Duval, to present an evening of water-themed 16mm and digital films by FMC filmmaker-members Dave Gearey, Ann Deborah Levy, J.J. Murphy, and Margaret Rorison. This screening is part of Black Rock Arts' larger month-long exhibition WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE.

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    In The Garden

    A program of FMC garden-themed films presented in collaboration with the Institute for Public Architecture and co-curated by Zacarías González, Matt McKinzie, and Emily Singer

    The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) and the Film-Makers' Cooperative co-present "In the Garden," a day-long celebration of IPA's social impact programs addressing social, physical, and environmental inequities in the city, featuring a program of (avant-)garden New York-based short films from the Coop's collection.

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    Erica Schreiner: A Girl in Her World

    20-year career retrospective of Schreiner's videos, co-curated by Schreiner and Matt McKinzie

    On Saturday, September 20th, 2025, at 7pm, you're invited to the Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for a 20-year retrospective of the work of Erica Schreiner, co-curated by Schreiner and Matt McKinzie.

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    Documents of Perception: The Films of Holly Fisher

    Four films by longtime FMC member Holly Fisher, curated by Giovanni Santia and introduced by Emma Claire Foley

    Join us at The Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Thursday, September 4th, 2025, at 7pm, for a program of films by longtime FMC member Holly Fisher, curated by Giovanni Santia and introduced by Emma Claire Foley.

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    Exquisite (Corpse) Program

    A poetic curatorial experiment by FMC interns

    On Monday, August 25th, at 7pm, at the FMC Screening Room, watch a projector perform a reading of an exquisite (corpse) program curated by the FMC's interns Steph Chia, Rivers Harris, Ella Berke, Autumn Hartley, and our Distribution Assistant, Julia Petrocelli.

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Artists

Filmmakers

  • Maya Deren

    6 films in catalogue
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  • Jack Smith

    11 films in catalogue
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  • Stan Brakhage

    276 films in catalogue
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  • Hollis Frampton

    47 films in catalogue
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  • Takahiko Iimura

    79 films in catalogue
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  • Jonas Mekas

    48 films in catalogue
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  • Ken Jacobs

    51 films in catalogue
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Screenings & Workshops

Screenings & Workshops

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    The Film-Makers' Cooperative 65th Anniversary Gala Celebration

    To Be Announced

    Save the Date: The Film-Makers' Cooperative will celebrate its 65th Anniversary on Friday, February 13th, 2026, in New York City. To donate, sponsor, or inquire, email: filmcoopgala@gmail.com. More soon...

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    Ann Deborah Levy: Illusions

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    On Friday, November 14th, at 7pm, join us at The Film-Makers’ Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for a program of illusory, water-themed films by visual artist Ann Deborah Levy. The filmmaker will be in attendance to discuss her work and answer audience members’ questions.

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    Open Call: Films for Freedom

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    Please join The Film-Makers' Cooperative and Canyon Cinema in support of Fall of Freedom: an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

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    Tav Falco Presents A Troika of Sui Generis Films at The Film-Makers' Cooperative

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    On Friday, November 7th, at 6pm, legendary musician, filmmaker, and multimedia artist Tav Falco (whose moving image work recently joined the collection of The Film-Makers' Cooperative) has curated a program for the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor): a troika of sui generis films, including his avant-garde feature THE URANIA TRILOGY.

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    Millennium Film Workshop and The Film-Makers' Cooperative Celebrate Ken and Flo Jacobs

    Millennium Film Workshop

    Join us at Millennium Film Workshop on Saturday, November 1st, from 5pm-11pm, for an evening of films and reminiscences honoring the lives and legacies of Ken and Flo Jacobs, titans of the avant-garde and founding members of our organizations.

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    Mark Street: The Refracted City

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    On Tuesday, October 28th, at 7pm, longtime Coop filmmaker-member Mark Street visits our screening room to present a suite of his recent, abstract city symphony shorts, combined with a program of 16mm city-themed works from the Coop's collection, curated in collaboration with Matt McKinzie.

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    What's Remembered and What Could Be

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    On Saturday, October 25th, at 7pm, you are invited to The Film-Makers' Cooperative for a screening of Lynne Sachs and Lizzie Olesker's experimental documentary THE WASHING SOCIETY, followed by a performative live reading and book signing, by Sachs, of their new book HAND BOOK: A MANUAL ON PERFORMANCE, PROCESS, AND THE LABOR OF LAUNDRY.

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    Personal Effects: An Afternoon with Filmmaker Gregg Biermann

    Barrymore Film Center

    On Sunday, October 19th, at 4:30pm, longtime Coop filmmaker-member and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Gregg Biermann, screens his engaging and inventive 2024 documentary PERSONAL EFFECTS at the Barrymore Film Center. Biermann will be in attendance to discuss his film, in conversation with Coop Board member and film programmer David Schwartz.

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Archive

Archive

  • Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 8

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  • Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 9/10

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  • Filmmakers' Cinematheque Flyer

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  • Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 4

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  • Storm De Hirsch Poetry Album

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  • Critic Jyushin Sato and filmmaker Takahiko Iimura at the offices of Filmmakers’ Coop

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News

News

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    David Schwartz Elected Board President of The Film-Makers' Cooperative

    David Schwartz Elected Board President of The Film-Makers' Cooperative

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative/New American Cinema Group is pleased to announce that David Schwartz has been elected President of its Board of Directors. Current Board President Emily Singer, after completing her four-year term, will be transitioning to her new role as Vice President. Vice President Julia Curl, having also just completed her four-year term, will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. These new positions will be effective on November 1, 2025.

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    The Coop Quarterly: Members' Newsletter No. 1

    The Coop Quarterly: Members' Newsletter No. 1

    The Film-Makers' Cooperative is pleased to resume its quarterly newsletter, a long-standing tradition that allows the organization to keep all of its members informed. Through it, we hope to build a more transparent and open dialogue with our community—sharing updates, opportunities, and reflections that celebrate the ever-evolving spirit of the Coop!

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    Introducing the Coop's New Director, Tom Day

    Introducing the Coop's New Director, Tom Day

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative Board of Directors is pleased to announce the organization’s new Executive Director, Tom Day.  

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    Celebrating MM Serra's Legacy at the Film-Makers' Cooperative

    Celebrating MM Serra's Legacy at the Film-Makers' Cooperative

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative/New American Cinema Group announces that MM Serra will be transitioning from her current role as Executive Director after over thirty years of dedicated service to the organization. During this transition period, the Board of Directors will continue the Coop’s daily operations in conjunction with its staff.

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    RE:VOIR & FMC Collaborations

    RE:VOIR & FMC Collaborations

    New DVD Compilations of Storm De Hirsch, Larry Gottheim, and MM Serra!

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    In Solidarity - Protest Films in a Time of Crisis

    In Solidarity - Protest Films in a Time of Crisis

    Submit your short films of protest and action in the streets. Submissions can be anywhere between 3-5 minutes. The deadline is October 1, 2020.

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    Andy Warhol Film Project: Queer Space

    Andy Warhol Film Project: Queer Space

    Q&A with curator Claire K. Henry at Mana Contemporary Mana Contemporary, 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 3-5 PM Tickets free with FMC membership

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    Kinoklub Zagreb and the Cinematic Experiment: A Screening, Lecture, and Discussion with Zorko Sirotic

    Kinoklub Zagreb and the Cinematic Experiment: A Screening, Lecture, and Discussion with Zorko Sirotic

    Screening of selected films made by the members of Kinoklub Zagreb during the last decade, followed by discussion and presentation of Kinoklub Zagreb and the ways of alternative film production in Croatia.

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About Charles S. Cohen

About Charles S. Cohen

“I was in a position to help, and I thought that I should. They are a wonderful group doing important work, and there is no other place to go and see this kind of thing. They needed a storage space for their archives, and this meets their needs.”

The Film-Makers’ Cooperative / New American Cinema Group is very grateful to our benefactor, Charles S. Cohen, whose generous support allows us to thrive in New York City.

Our on-location screening room has been named in his honor.

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