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  1. The Yugoslav Junction: Film and Internationalism in the SFRY, 1957 – 1988

  2. Godfrey Reggio / IRE Collection

  3. Psychedelic Cinema

  4. Amos Vogel Annenberg School of Communications Collection

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Psychedelic Cinema

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sepia photo of Artie Freedman in silhouette with a video camera at show

Boston Punk Rewound / Unbound. The Arthur Freedman Collection

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    Head
    Directed by Bob Rafelson, 1968
    Introduction by Steven Biel
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    Boston Punk Rewound / Unbound. The Arthur Freedman Collection
    Live Musical Accompaniment, Performance
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    The Way Steel Was Tempered
    Directed by Želimir Žilnik, 1988
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    Futility in Frames: The Hypnoses of Vlatko Gilić
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a mausoleum that looks like a miniature Spanish cathedral, next to a variety of others, against an evening sky

The Night Watchman by Natalia Almada

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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection

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Fragments of a Faith Forgotten: The Art of Harry Smith

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a double-exposed image that includes a 16th century Russian man being fed grapes by another amid decadent decor

Wings of a Serf

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a close-up of a Bissau-Guinean woman wearing a scarf on her head and looking directly at the camera with a slight smile

Le Dépays + Sans soleil

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Carol for Another Christmas

Peter Sellers wearing a large hat with "ME" embroidered on it, and gripping a Pilgrim-like collar
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Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy

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Psychedelic Cinema
Head
Directed by Bob Rafelson, 1968
Introduction by Steven BielScreening on Film
An underwater scene of the band The Monkees swimming in their clothes

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Boston Punk Rewound / Unbound.
Boston Punk Rewound / Unbound. The Arthur Freedman Collection
Live Musical Accompaniment-$Sold OutPerformance

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The Yugoslav Junction:
The Way Steel Was Tempered
Directed by Želimir Žilnik, 1988
Screening on Film
a man and two women chat in a dimly lit club
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The Yugoslav Junction:
Futility in Frames: The Hypnoses of Vlatko Gilić
Screening on Film
a young man stares at another's hand above his head

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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
Neo Homo Promo
Directed by many filmmakers. Curated by Jenni Olson, 1994
Screening on Film
Anne Carlisle in Liquid Sky looking androgynous in a dress with a man's shirt beneath, lit by a neon sign
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The Yugoslav Junction:
Siberian Lady Macbeth
Directed by Andrzej Wajda, 1962
Introduction by Tatiana KuzmicScreening on Film
a man and a woman soaking wet in ancient dress laugh hysterically

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The Night Watchman by Natalia Almada
The Night Watchman
Directed by Natalia Almada, 2011
Natalia Almada in Conversation with Julie Mallozzi15$$15 Special Event

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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
We’re Here, We’re Queer
Jenni Olson in Conversation with Michael BronskiScreening on Film
a 1960s drag queen raising her arms and bowing her head, in a sequinned strapped dress
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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
Flaming Youth
Jenni Olson in Conversation with Michael BronskiScreening on Film
Nini Crépon in a sailor suit looks concerned about young Patrick Malterre in the grocery store

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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
Something Special AKA Willy Milly
Directed by Paul Schneider, 1986
Jenni Olson in Conversation with Maria San FilippoScreening on Film
Pamela Adlon as "Willy" in a parking lot with a bunch of 80s guys and a flirty woman in a leopard print shirt
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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
Dallas Doll
Directed by Ann Turner, 1994
Jenni Olson in Conversation with Maria San FilippoScreening on Film
Sandra Bernhard under a trellis of dolls, looking mischievous

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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
Afro Promo
Directed by many filmmakers. Curated by Karl Knapper and Jenni Olson, 1997
Introduction by Jenni Olson
Lena Younger listens to a beseeching Sidney Poitier in a scene from Raisin in the Sun
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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
The Joy of Life
Directed by Jenni Olson, 2005
Jenni Olson in Conversation with Loren King15$$15 Special Event
a statue with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
The Royal Road
Directed by Jenni Olson, 2015
Jenni Olson in Conversation with Loren King15$$15 Special Event
a gaze down a line of columns at a mission to a statue of a man

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The Yugoslav Junction:
Analytic Cinema: Makavejev on Bergman, Petrić on Moholy-Nagy
Pavle Levi and Nace Zavrl in ConversationScreening on Film
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The Yugoslav Junction:
Intercepting the Flow: Experiments in Appropriation, Found Footage, and Homage
double-exposure of light shapes over a collage with a woman's face, cut-out letters and a newspaper article

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Wings of a Serf
Wings of a Serf
Directed by Yuri Tarich, 1926
Maya Garcia and Scholars in ConversationLive Musical AccompanimentScreening on Film

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The Yugoslav Junction:
Drawn to Bits: The Zagreb School of Animation
Screening on Film
an painted image of many little green hatted heads next to a larger orange one with black hat and open mouth
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From the Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection. ...
Times Square
Directed by Allan Moyle, 1981
a 1980s teenaged Robin Johnson talking excitedly and carrying a boombox in one arm with the other around Trini Alvarado's shoulder

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Le Dépays + Sans soleil
Sans soleil
Directed by Chris Marker, 1983
Introduction by Max GoldbergScreening on Film

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Fragments of a Faith Forgotten: The Art ...
Film No. 18
Directed by Harry Smith, 1970-80
four film frames in a square: two of a New York City overpass scene and two of a woman making a string figure
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The Yugoslav Junction:
Alienating Images: Animation Elsewhere and Otherwise
a taped-together split image of half of the back of a woman's blond head with half of the front of an older man's face

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The Yugoslav Junction:
The Soldier
Directed by George P. Breakston, 1966
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a young boy looks expectantly at two men in uniform

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Cinematheque

The Harvard Film Archive is a cinematheque and a film archive dedicated to the preservation and public exhibition of film. The cinematheque presents films Friday through Monday year round. Open to the public, all screenings are held in the Archive's 188-seat theater featuring state-of-the-art film and digital projection located in the historic Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.  Read More

The HFA frequently invites filmmakers to discuss their work and engage with the vibrant community of students, professors, artists and cinephiles who regularly attend Archive screenings. Recent visitors include legendary independent filmmakers Wim Wenders, Agnès Varda, Terence Davies, Guy Maddin, Billy Woodberry and Frederick Wiseman.

Collection

A division of Harvard Library, the Harvard Film Archive is one of the largest and most significant university-based motion picture collections in the United States, with a collection of over 40,000 audio visual items from around the world and from almost every period in film history.   Read More

Become a Member of the HFA

The HFA Public Film Program depends on the generous support of members of the community to ensure the health and longevity of our unique blend of programming. You can become a member by filling out and mailing in our Membership Form. Learn More