A short film centered on a woman idly walking through a farm, and along the shores of a beach. Some of the imagery is meant to recall the story of ...
This film focuses on female masturbation using two vibrators, a dildo, water, and manual manipulation. The film begins with the woman disrobing and...
A domestic black comedy, MISTER E expresses some of the edgier mischief and discontent that women of mid-century America could rarely express openl...
Short amateur film that highlights the "marble and stone girls" and women of San Diego with a heavy male gaze. The fillm captures various...
A charming short film featuring puppetry and stop motion animation by Norma and Rhodes Patterson. The film is based on the short story Le Signe...
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This footage includes a series of title cards with JoAnn Elam’s name on them, against a white or black background. At the end, a brief shot shows w...
This short footage by JoAnn Elam shows two women digging a hole in the woods. As many elements in this collection reveal, Elam was interested in fa...
Filmed at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, "Woman's Place & Dance" features a group of young women and men running around and enjoying th...
Following a garden’s progression from dormant to hospitable,“Armitage & Western” utilizes sharp cuts to communicate the passage of time and to ...
“JoAnn & Susan x2” begins with a female protagonist, JoAnn Elam, playfully modeling a red, knit blanket, superimposed by a rider, JoAnn's siste...
Scenes from the first annual Miss Illinois Bikini Contest, held by the Amateur Athletic Union at a theater on Chicago's south side. The event was s...
Hot Nasty is a humorous documentary short set entirely inside a Chicago massage parlor called Big Bertha’s. The film features interviews w...
Based on a comic Heather McAdams created for the Chicago Reader, the short comedic film was made by Tom Palazzolo's 1990 film production c...
This is footage of a film David Szabo worked on during his time as a student at Columbia College. The short film depicts a woman who appears to be ...
Byron Grush produced the film for Pownall Cine, which also serves as a trailer of sorts for the 1972 film Good-by Fat Larry.
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