The Film-Makers' Cooperative

Window Water Baby Moving 1959

16mm, color, silent, 12 min

Stan Brakhage
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Meshes of the Afternoon 1943

16mm, black and white, sound, 14 min

Maya Deren
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A Matter of Baobab 1970

16mm, color, sound, 3 min

Pola Chapelle
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Chumlum 1964

16mm, color, sound, 26 min

Ron Rice
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Bridges-Go-Round 1958

16mm, color, sound, 7.5 min

Shirley Clarke
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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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Giuseppe Boccassini's "Ragtag" + "Desire"
Two new Boccassini films, recently added to the FMC's collection, at MoMI
On Sunday, July 27th, 2025, at 5pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative will present two films recently added to our collection by new filmmaker-member Giuseppe Boccassini, RAGTAG and DESIRE, at the Museum of the Moving Image.
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Anarchy Artists: Jack Smith, José Rodríguez-Soltero, Tempest Creation
Two anarchic queer titles from the FMC collection, plus a new short film
On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 8pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative collaborates with Ridgewood Community Cinema to present, on 16mm, two anarchic queer classics from our collection by Jack Smith and José Rodríguez-Soltero, in addition to the contemporary short film ANNARCHY ARTIST by Tempest Creation.
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Folk Tales from the Coop: Reflections Between Land and Identity
A program of topical shorts about land and identity curated by FMC interns
Join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Friday, August 15th, at 7pm, for a program co-curated by FMC interns Autumn Hartley and Ella Berke.
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Public Joy! And Other Feelings!
A program of films about urbanism, architecture, and radical use of public space
Join us on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, at 8pm, at the Block House on Governors Island for a program of rarely-screened films from the Coop's collection focusing on the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and radical use of public space.
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Giovanni Santia Presents the Films of Sharon Couzin
Four rarely-screened films by Couzin on 16mm
The Film-Makers' Cooperative welcomes Giovanni Santia (Curator, Ridgewood Essential Cinema) to our screening room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, at 7pm, to present a program of rarely-screened films by Sharon Couzin!

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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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Exquisite (Corpse) Program
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative
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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Fugue State
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative
On August 21st and 22nd at 7pm, filmmaker and curator M Woods brings the inaugural film festival "Fugue State" to the Film-Makers' Cooperative.
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Folk Tales from the Coop: Reflections Between Land and Identity
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative
Join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Friday, August 15th, at 7pm, for a program of films from the FMC collection about land and identity, co-curated by FMC interns Autumn Hartley and Ella Berke.
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Public Joy! And Other Feelings!
Block House 9, Nolan Park, Governors Island
Join us on Saturday, August 9th, from 8-9:30pm at the Block House on Governors Island for a program of rarely-screened films from the Coop's collection focusing on the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and radical use of public space.
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Anarchy Artists: Jack Smith, José Rodríguez-Soltero, Tempest Creation
Stone Circle Theatre
On Wednesday, July 30th, at 8pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative collaborates with Ridgewood Community Cinema to present, on 16mm, two anarchic queer classics from our collection by Jack Smith and José Rodríguez-Soltero, in addition to the contemporary short film "Annarchy Artist" by Tempest Creation.
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Giuseppe Boccassini's "Ragtag" + "Desire"
Museum of the Moving Image
On Sunday, July 27th, at 5pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative will present two films recently added to our collection by new filmmaker-member Giuseppe Boccassini, RAGTAG and DESIRE, at the Museum of the Moving Image.
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Historia Natural: Songs and Films by Plinio
Millennium Film Workshop
On Friday, July 18th, at 7:30pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative and Millennium Film Workshop co-present a program of Super 8mm films set to live music by multimedia artist Pablo Eguìa, who performs under the name Plinio.
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¿Qué pretende usted de mí?: Curaduría cine queer, erótico, transfeminista
Laboratorio de Cine FAC
On Saturday, July 5, at 5pm, curator Sofía Martínez Frenkel presents a program of queer, erotic, and transfeminist cinema, curated from the collection of the Film-Makers' Cooperative, at Laboratorio de Cine FAC in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 8
1968 Read more
Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 9/10
1968 Read more
Filmmakers' Cinematheque Flyer
1966 Read more
Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 4
1968 Read more
Storm De Hirsch Poetry Album
1950 Read more
Critic Jyushin Sato and filmmaker Takahiko Iimura at the offices of Filmmakers’ Coop
1966 Read more

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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
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
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
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
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
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
MANA Contemporary screening of works by Peter Cramer and Jack Waters
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New Year New Work 2019 Program II
Second night of screenings

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“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.

Catalogue

Window Water Baby Moving 1959

Meshes of the Afternoon 1943

A Matter of Baobab 1970

Chumlum 1964

Bridges-Go-Round 1958

Programs

Exquisite (Corpse) Program

A poetic curatorial experiment by FMC interns

Giuseppe Boccassini's "Ragtag" + "Desire"

Two new Boccassini films, recently added to the FMC's collection, at MoMI

Anarchy Artists: Jack Smith, José Rodríguez-Soltero, Tempest Creation

Two anarchic queer titles from the FMC collection, plus a new short film

Folk Tales from the Coop: Reflections Between Land and Identity

A program of topical shorts about land and identity curated by FMC interns

Public Joy! And Other Feelings!

A program of films about urbanism, architecture, and radical use of public space

Giovanni Santia Presents the Films of Sharon Couzin

Four rarely-screened films by Couzin on 16mm

Filmmakers

Maya Deren

Jack Smith

Stan Brakhage

Hollis Frampton

Takahiko Iimura

Jonas Mekas

Ken Jacobs

Screenings & Workshops

Exquisite (Corpse) Program

Fugue State

Folk Tales from the Coop: Reflections Between Land and Identity

Public Joy! And Other Feelings!

Anarchy Artists: Jack Smith, José Rodríguez-Soltero, Tempest Creation

Giuseppe Boccassini's "Ragtag" + "Desire"

Historia Natural: Songs and Films by Plinio

¿Qué pretende usted de mí?: Curaduría cine queer, erótico, transfeminista

Archive

Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 8

Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 9/10

Filmmakers' Cinematheque Flyer

Newsletter Vol. 1 Number 4

Storm De Hirsch Poetry Album

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

News

Introducing the Coop's New Director, Tom Day

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

RE:VOIR & FMC Collaborations

In Solidarity - Protest Films in a Time of Crisis

Andy Warhol Film Project: Queer Space

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

Into the Queer Beyond and Back Again

New Year New Work 2019 Program II

About Charles S. Cohen