Falling Lessons

Falling Lessons

color, sound, 64 min
"Amy Halpern's 64 minute Falling Lessons is a stunningly sensual, life-affirming experience from a major experimental film artist that is open to myriad meanings. The film is a rhythmic montage ...
Rental format: 16mm $130

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"Amy Halpern's 64 minute Falling Lessons is a stunningly sensual, life-affirming experience from a major experimental film artist that is open to myriad meanings. The film is a rhythmic montage of almost 200 faces, human and animals, that Halpern pans vertically, creating a cascade of visages suggesting that while individuals express a range of emotions they remain ultimately enigmas. The glimpses of life going on around all these faces have an unsettling, even apocalyptic quality, and the film forces you to consider living beings and their value collectively rather than selectively. Halpern's rich, inspired mix of sounds, words and music complements her images perfectly." -Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Programs

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    Book Launch + Screening: Laura Paul's "Film Elegy" and the Films of Amy Halpern

    NYC launch for Paul's book and three films by Halpern

    Join us at the Film-Makers’ Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Thursday, October 17th, 2024, at 7pm, for the NYC launch of Laura Paul’s new book FILM ELEGY, with a special screening of films of Amy Halpern. Laura Paul will be in attendance to discuss her book, the films, and answer audience members’ questions about her time working as Halpern’s assistant.

Films

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    A Glance
    Experimental

    A Glance
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, 1 min
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    Roll #1, For Nancy
    Experimental

    Roll #1, For Nancy
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 3.75 min
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    Three Preparations
    Experimental

    Three Preparations
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 4.5 min
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    Peach Landscape
    Experimental

    Peach Landscape
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 4.5 min
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    Cigarette Burn
    Experimental

    Cigarette Burn
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, black and white, sound, 9 min
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    Invocation
    Experimental

    Invocation
    Amy Halpern

    color, silent, 2 min
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    Silent Preparation
    Experimental

    Silent Preparation
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 2.5 min
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    Pouring Grain
    Experimental

    Pouring Grain
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 2 min
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    Access to the View
    Experimental

    Access to the View
    Amy Halpern

    color, sound, 2 min
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    Injury On A Theme
    Experimental

    Injury On A Theme
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, sound, 7 min
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    By Halves
    Experimental

    By Halves
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 7 min
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    Palm Down
    Experimental

    Palm Down
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, silent, 7 min
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    Cheshire Smile
    Experimental

    Cheshire Smile
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, sound, 5 min
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    Three Minute Hells
    Experimental

    Three Minute Hells
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, sound, 14 min
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    Elixir
    Experimental

    Elixir
    Amy Halpern

    16mm, color, sound, 7 min