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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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    Analytic Cinema: Makavejev on Bergman, Petrić on Moholy-Nagy
    Pavle Levi and Nace Zavrl in Conversation
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    Intercepting the Flow: Experiments in Appropriation, Found Footage, and Homage
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    Wings of a Serf
    Directed by Yuri Tarich, 1926
    Maya Garcia and Scholars in Conversation, Live Musical Accompaniment
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    Drawn to Bits: The Zagreb School of Animation
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    Times Square
    Directed by Allan Moyle, 1981
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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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Peter Sellers wearing a large hat with "ME" embroidered on it, and gripping a Pilgrim-like collar

Carol for Another Christmas

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Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy

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