Peter Hutton Movies

  • 2013
    Three Landscapes

    Three Landscapes

    Three Landscapes

    72013HD

    Shot on 16mm, this wondrous silent film study from avant-garde master Peter Hutton (At Sea) observes human movement across three distinct landscapes:...

    Three Landscapes
  • 1983
    Born in Flames

    Born in Flames

    Born in Flames

    6.1761983HD

    In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising...

    Born in Flames
  • 1993
    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

    6.21993HD

    A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.

    Lodz Symphony
  • 1979
    Boston Fire

    Boston Fire

    Boston Fire

    6.71979HD

    BOSTON FIRE finds grandeur in smoke rising eloquently from a city blaze. Billowing puffs of darkness blend with fountains of water streaming in from...

    Boston Fire
  • 1970
    Riverbody

    Riverbody

    Riverbody

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    A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons,...

    Riverbody
  • 1985
    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

    6.91985HD

    For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...

    The Statue of Liberty
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    102007HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 2003
    Two Rivers

    Two Rivers

    Two Rivers

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    Commissioned by the arts organization Minetta Brook, Two Rivers was inspired by Henry Hudson’s failed 1609 quest to discover a trade route...

    Two Rivers
  • 1975
    Florence

    Florence

    Florence

    61975HD

    Florence is a contemplative study of light and shadows, textures and planes, that makes beautiful use of the tonal qualities of black and white film....

    Florence
  • 2008
    The Gates

    The Gates

    The Gates

    6.12008HD

    A documentary on New York City’s biggest public art project ever, an installation called “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne Claude.

    The Gates
  • 1997
    Eerie

    Eerie

    Eerie

    01997HD

    A woman searches for her husband, a film director who's gone missing while scouting locations.

    Eerie
  • 2007
    At Sea

    At Sea

    At Sea

    7.12007HD

    Three segments depicting the life cycle of a freighter boat.

    At Sea
  • 1982
    Lenin Portrait

    Lenin Portrait

    Lenin Portrait

    01982HD

    Third part of At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait (1982) that was screened separately. 1982. 16mm; 15 minutes; black and white; silent.

    Lenin Portrait
  • 1990
    New York Portrait

    New York Portrait

    New York Portrait

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    Peter Hutton's New York trilogy. An act of urban archaeology, a chronicle of indelible impressions of the city.

    New York Portrait
  • 1979
    The Deadly Art of Survival

    The Deadly Art of Survival

    The Deadly Art of Survival

    6.31979HD

    Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang of...

    The Deadly Art of Survival
  • 1990
    No Picnic

    No Picnic

    No Picnic

    6.91990HD

    Down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious...

    No Picnic
  • 1987
    Landscape (for Manon)

    Landscape (for Manon)

    Landscape (for Manon)

    6.4551987HD

    A languid, beautifully shot collection of landscapes, edited into a whimsical and touching film.

    Landscape (for Manon)
  • 1991
    In Titan's Goblet

    In Titan's Goblet

    In Titan's Goblet

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    In Titan's Goblet refers to a landscape painting by Thomas Cole circa 1833. The film is intended as a homage to Cole, who is regarded as the father...

    In Titan's Goblet
  • 2015
    All About Bolex

    All About Bolex

    All About Bolex

    02015HD

    "I developed a need to try to retain everything I was passing through, by means of my Bolex camera."

    All About Bolex
  • 1971
    July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon

    July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon

    July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon

    5.71971HD

    July ’71 is as much a record of the daily experiences of light and shadow as it is a catalogue of domestic life. More involved with...

    July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon