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“Moving” opens out of focus as the camera tentatively (and shakily) depicts green foliage covering the orange and white siding of a U-Haul truck. S...

This footage shows a few people gathered inside and opening presents, perhaps for Christmas. The date and location are unknown and the darkness of ...

Shot in 1984 in Monterey, MA, this footage shows a log cabin, the nature surrounding it, and two women gardening on a sunny day. JoAnn Elam’s inter...

This footage by JoAnn Elam was taken from a moving car on the highway near Chicago, where Elam lived for most of her life. Cars, lampposts, buildin...

This film's images consist of recreational types barbequing and loitering about a backyard superimposed on seemingly a spatial survey of the same b...

In this footage, JoAnn Elam focuses on a group of African American men picking up a tire, working the land, and taking care of animals on a farm. A...

This footage by JoAnn Elam dates back to 1981 and shows Elam’s garden in Chicago, with superimposed images of nature, a child, and a cat. Although ...

Shot in 1982 near Washington, D.C., this footage shows JoAnn Elam relaxing in her backyard with a dog, her husband Joe Hendrix mowing the lawn, and...

Shot around 1981, this footage shows JoAnn Elam watching a few men (including her second husband Joe Hendrix) inspect their sports car, followed by...

Beginning with a black cat sunbathing, “[Black Cat & Green Garden]” opens ground level, cutting frantically. After several restless, feline-cen...

Shot around 1983, this footage first shows a man working on a farm and it exemplifies JoAnn Elam’s fascination for farm labor. The rest is rather d...

This footage from 1984 shows JoAnn Elam’s neighborhood after a snowstorm, most likely in Chicago. Elam films the snowy alleys and houses first from...

In this footage, JoAnn Elam first films her surroundings from a fixed standpoint and out of focus. The cars, the house, the people, and the nature ...

As its title indicates, this footage was taken at Garfield Park Conservatory in the west side of Chicago, during the Christmas Flower Show of 1984....

Through a series of pans in black and white, “1st NALC Convention” etches the landscape of a convention gathering. Opposed to recording the convent...

This footage by JoAnn Elam was taken during the 52nd National Convention of the American National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) that was he...