Harvard Film Archive

Our
Archives

October 6, 2001

Special Event: Storm Over Asia
Collection

Vlada Petric Collection
March 8–30, 2002

Requiem: The Visionary Films Of Alexander Sokurov
Collection

Caroline Leaf Collection

March 8–30, 2002

Requiem: The Visionary Films Of Alexander Sokurov

September 18–November 27, 2006

Melodrama Mondays

April 13, 2009

An Evening with Hannes Schüpbach

May 9–16, 2009

The Second Life of Chris Marker

July 6–16, 2012

Cruel and Unusual: The Exquisite Remains of Erich von Stroheim

February 18, 2013

The Poetic Semiotics of Peter Rose

April 19–May 6, 2013

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

October 25–28, 2013

Ang Lee, Close Up

April 10–May 30, 2015

Ben Rivers' Midnite Movies: The Witching Hour Part 3, "Because You've Never Known Fear Until it Stabs You in the Eye with a Rusty Nail"

January 25–February 11, 2019

Poets of Pandaemonium: The Cinema of Humphrey Jennings and Derek Jarman

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 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 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