Harvard Film Archive

Our
Archives

September 26–28, 2008

Fellow Traveler: The Cinema of Warren Sonbert
January 23–February 12, 2009

Plaisir d'amour – The Films of Max Ophuls
April 6–9, 2012

Ed Pincus, Lost and Found
July 6–16, 2012

Cruel and Unusual: The Exquisite Remains of Erich von Stroheim
September 21–October 1, 2012

The Passions of Werner Schroeter

January 23–February 12, 2009

Plaisir d'amour – The Films of Max Ophuls

April 6–9, 2012

Ed Pincus, Lost and Found

July 6–16, 2012

Cruel and Unusual: The Exquisite Remains of Erich von Stroheim

September 21–October 1, 2012

The Passions of Werner Schroeter

October 5–December 14, 2012

The Mysteries of Michelangelo Antonioni

October 14, 2012

Jordan Belson: Films Sacred and Profane

January 30, 2015 – March 9, 2019

The Lost Worlds of Robert Flaherty

May 20, 2015

Spotlight on Collections: Robert Flaherty's Oidhche Sheanchais

September 4–October 31, 2015

A Matter of Life and Death, or, The Filmmaker's Nightmare

December 9, 2016 – January 23, 2017

Busby Berkeley Babylon

announcement

Due to the COVID-19 crisis and in accordance with university and state guidelines, the Harvard Film Archive cinematheque and office will be closed until further notice. HFA staff are working remotely on a range of projects and preparing for an eventual reopening, most likely in 2021. While our physical location remains closed, some remote research services and select collections are available online.

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 200-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 well over 36,000 audio visual items from around the world and from almost every period in film history. Read More

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