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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  • Un Chant D'Amour

    16mm, black and white, silent, 26.5 min
    Jean Genet
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  • Mirror Animations

    color, sound, 11 min
    Harry Smith
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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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    An Evening with MM Serra

    A celebration of the life and career of former FMC Executive Director, MM Serra

    On Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at 6:30pm, join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) to celebrate the release of Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media, Volume 65, Nos. 1&2, which chronicles the creative life of former FMC Executive Director, MM Serra.

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    MIX NYC: To Oblivion

    A Valentine's-themed program at Brooklyn Art Haus featuring five FMC titles

    On Sunday, February 16th, 2025, at 8pm, five films from the collection of The Film-Makers' Cooperative screen at Brooklyn Art Haus in MIX NYC's Valentine's-themed show "To Oblivion."

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    Facing West: Six Short Films by John Winn

    A program of Winn's MiniDV experimental shorts

    Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative on Friday, November 8th, 2024, at 7pm, for a collection of MiniDV short experimental films directed by John Winn.

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    Experimental Rituals

    A program of FMC films at La lumière collective about rituals and women's experiences

    On Thursday, November 7th, 2024, at 7:30pm, La lumière collective presents a program of lesser-seen avant-garde works from the collection of The Film-Makers' Cooperative, dealing with rituals and women's experiences, curated by FMC Board President Emily Singer.

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    Apocalyptic Avant-Garde

    Craig Baldwin's "Tribulation 99" and Stan VanDerBeek's "Snapshots from the City"

    On Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, at 7pm, Conor Williams presents Craig Baldwin's Tribulation 99 and Stan VanDerBeek's Snapshot of the City at the Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) in the program APOCALYPTIC AVANT-GARDE!

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    Places, Politics, Performances: Diaries from the Film-Makers' Cooperative

    Silent diary films from the FMC collection, curated by Matt McKinzie and Robert Schneider for the B-Roll Zine Bazaar at Mana Contemporary, organized by Saint Piñero and Sage Ó Tuama

    Join us at Mana Contemporary on Sunday, October 20th, 2024, at 12pm, for a program of silent diary films from the FMC's collection, curated by Matt McKinzie and Robert Schneider for B-Roll Zine Bazaar, organized by Saint Piñero and Sage Ó Tuama of Film Diary NYC!

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Artists

Filmmakers

  • Maya Deren

    9 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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    An Evening with MM Serra

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    On Saturday, March 1st, at 6:30pm, join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) to celebrate the release of Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media, Volume 65, Nos. 1&2, which chronicles the creative life of former FMC Executive Director, MM Serra.

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    Analog Dreaming: Jon Behrens Memorial Program

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    On Friday, February 28th, at 7pm, join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for a program of films celebrating the legacy of prolific filmmaker and composer Jon Behrens.

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    MIX NYC: To Oblivion

    Brooklyn Art Haus

    On Sunday, February 16th, at 8pm, five films from the collection of The Film-Makers' Cooperative screen at Brooklyn Art Haus in MIX NYC's Valentine's-themed show "To Oblivion."

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    Two by Mary Filippo: "The Trickle Down Theory of Sorrow" + "My Mis-education in 3 Graphics"

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    Join us at the FMC Screening Room on Friday, February 7th, at 7pm, for a showcase of Mary Filippo's films THE TRICKLE DOWN THEORY OF SORROW and MY MIS-EDUCATION IN 3 GRAPHICS. In these works, Filippo explores economic and social injustice by looking inward at her own life while contending with these issues within our world on a larger scale with humor and irony.

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    Laugh Track Not Included: Comedy Experiments

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    On Friday, November 15th, at 7pm, visit the Film-Makers' Cooperative for a unique lineup of comedic avant-garde titles from our collection, curated by Andrew Reichel!

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    Facing West: Six Short Films by John Winn

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Friday, November 8th, at 7pm, for a collection of MiniDV short experimental films directed by John Winn. Halfway between the cinemas of Budd Boetticher and Jean-Claude Rousseau, these romantically minor movies juxtapose the visual and sonic reveries of the western genre with the banal minutiae of small-town life in the American South.

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    Experimental Rituals

    La lumière collective

    On Thursday, November 7th, at 7:30pm, La lumière collective presents a program of lesser-seen avant-garde works from the collection of the Film-Makers' Cooperative, dealing with rituals and women's experiences, curated by FMC Board President Emily Singer.

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    Georden West's "Playland"

    The Film-Makers’ Cooperative

    The Film-Makers' Cooperative is honored to welcome Georden West's PLAYLAND to our screening room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for a one-night-only engagement!

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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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    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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    Into the Queer Beyond and Back Again

    Into the Queer Beyond and Back Again

    MANA Contemporary screening of works by Peter Cramer and Jack Waters

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    New Year New Work 2019 Program II

    New Year New Work 2019 Program II

    Second night of screenings

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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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