Amy Halpern Movies

Two palindromes. One resurrection. No happy ending.

Abstract music notation and something very obvious.

A private toast. Inspired by a random encounter with this Wikipedia entry, while looking up “Chabrol, Claude” for a full listing of...

Gesturing hands emerge from the darkness, readying us for the cinematic experience.

Literally, a glance. A dedication; my emissary. –A. C. H.

A woman from Nigeria seeks work in the United States while her daughter struggles with premonitions and homesickness.

A bewitching, mysterious work of enveloping beauty, the film’s ominous title and a dedication to Anne Frank deeply inform our reading of its...

With Nancy Halpern and Yves Marton. "Sitting home smoking cigarettes during the occupation. Very nasty and sophomoric. And beautiful." — A.H.

with Indigo Cohan.

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never...

A horizon like a blade.  Consistent across landscapes in California – ocean to desert and back to the ocean.

An opera in the public domain. A film about duration. “I tremble for my country when I think that god is just.” (Thomas Jefferson)