JoAnn Elam Movies

“Windows” documents the views of and out from windows around JoAnn Elam’s Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago. The first section...

This footage by JoAnn Elam was probably shot in San Francisco, where Elam spent the “Summer of Love” in 1967 and which she perhaps...

The ancient art of Tai Chi transitions seamlessly into the fluid movements of bowling. Exact date of production unknown.

Elam films her close friend, Chuck Kleinhans.

Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

Optical printing experiments of a 16mm pornographic film.

Chicago streets.

Two pumpkins.

Filmed in extreme close-up, the lit-up pine needles of a Christmas tree are abstracted into forms of line and contrast. “Christmas Tree”...

Lie Back & Enjoy It is a dialectical film about the politics of representation. Its image track consists of technologically manipulated images of...

USPS workers go bowling.

Abstract short.

Farm work and nature.

Filmed during the 52nd National Convention of the American National Association of Letter Carriers in August 1980.

Two women gardening on a sunny day.

An outdoor gathering.

Elam's husband prepares vegetables at the sink.

Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across her backyard.

JoAnn Elam's unfinished project, EVERYDAY PEOPLE (filmed from 1979 to 1990), is based on her experiences as a letter carrier for the US Postal...

Abstract direct animation film made by JoAnn Elam.