Amy Halpern
Directing·† August 17, 2022·New York City, New York, USA
Amy Halpern was the maker of nearly forty short films, almost all in 16mm, and of the feature film FALLING LESSONS (1991). Halpern was born and raised in New York City and lived and worked in Los Angeles for more than 40 years. After completing a suite of 12 new films in June 2022 and premiering them at a festival in Spain, Halpern suddenly contracted severe leukaemia (AML) and died 6 weeks later.
Known For
Filmography · 51
2023Slow FireworksDirector2022My Dear Evaporant,Director2022Emit a Beam, See a LightDirector20224 Fingers, 5 ToesDirector2022ChabrotDirector2022HulaDirector2022VERGE for my sistersDirector2022I Tremble / 8:46Director2022Ginko YellowDirector2021Fire BellyDirector2020Birds in the WindowDirector2020Unowned Luxuries #3Director2020#27Director2020My Mink (Unowned Luxuries #2)Director2020Jane, LookingDirector2020Newt LeadersDirector2018Vezelay CurtainDirector2017The Deer's BlessingDirector2016Newt PausesDirector2015My DiamondDirector2014Maya Double-Bottomed BowlDirector2013ElixirDirector2012By HalvesDirector2012Palm DownDirector2012Cheshire SmileDirector2012Injury On A ThemeDirector2012Three Minute HellsDirector2008Shooting WomenSelf2007Women Behind the CameraSelf2002The Decay of FictionGaffer2000Access to the ViewDirector2000Pouring GrainDirector1992Falling LessonsDirector1991Ma SewingDirector1985Ready-MadeDirector1982Grey AreaDirector of Photography1982InvocationDirector1981Cuticle TortureDirector1980African Woman – USALighting Artist1979KristallnachtHerself1979Soft Fiction1979PythonessDirector1978Cigarette BurnDirector1977Self-Portrait As A CityDirector1976Plausible Light SourceDirector1976Study for Cigarette BurnDirector1975Filament (The Hands)Director1973Peach LandscapeDirector1972Three PreparationsDirector1972Roll #1 For NancyDirector1972A GlanceDirector