Peter Hutton Movies

  • 1983
    Born in Flames

    Born in Flames

    Born in Flames

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    In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising...

    Born in Flames
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 2009
    Sweetgrass

    Sweetgrass

    Sweetgrass

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    An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's...

    Sweetgrass
  • 1986
    No Picnic

    No Picnic

    No Picnic

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    A cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrification New York City

    No Picnic
  • 1985
    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

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    For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...

    The Statue of Liberty
  • 1990
    New York Portrait

    New York Portrait

    New York Portrait

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    Peter Hutton's New York trilogy. An act of urban archaeology, a chronicle of indelible impressions of the city.

    New York Portrait
  • 1997
    Study of a River

    Study of a River

    Study of a River

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    The first part (winter) of a seasonal study of the Hudson river in New York.

    Study of a River
  • 2015
    The Making of a Superhero Musical

    The Making of a Superhero Musical

    The Making of a Superhero Musical

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    A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the...

    The Making of a Superhero Musical
  • 2008
    The Gates

    The Gates

    The Gates

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    A documentary on New York City’s biggest public art project ever, an installation called “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne Claude.

    The Gates
  • 2007
    At Sea

    At Sea

    At Sea

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    Three segments depicting the life cycle of a freighter boat.

    At Sea
  • 2018
    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

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    Preiss had the rare chance to salvage a selection of 8mm reeled from his archive; 30 years after it was first shot, this lovingly refashioned...

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
  • 1991
    Sketches for Late City Final

    Sketches for Late City Final

    Sketches for Late City Final

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    Sketches for Late City Final (Jem Cohen, Peter Hutton, Jeff Preiss, Adam Grossman Cohen, co-produced by Fred Riedel, c. 1991)

    Sketches for Late City Final
  • 2000
    Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

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    Peter Hutton’s meditation on the Hudson River.

    Time and Tide
  • 1979
    New York Portrait, Chapter I

    New York Portrait, Chapter I

    New York Portrait, Chapter I

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    Hutton's most impressive work ... the filmmaker's style takes on an assertive edge that marks his maturity. The landscape has a majesty that serves...

    New York Portrait, Chapter I
  • 2015
    All About Bolex

    All About Bolex

    All About Bolex

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    "I developed a need to try to retain everything I was passing through, by means of my Bolex camera."

    All About Bolex
  • 1986
    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

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    Peter Hutton’s essay on the naturalization of the urban landscape. Voluptuously gray, worn and lived in, the city is like a stage set for an...

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
  • 1991
    In Titan's Goblet

    In Titan's Goblet

    In Titan's Goblet

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    In Titan's Goblet refers to a landscape painting by Thomas Cole circa 1833. The film is intended as a homage to Cole, who is regarded as the father...

    In Titan's Goblet
  • 1970
    Riverbody

    Riverbody

    Riverbody

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    A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons,...

    Riverbody
  • 1993
    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

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    A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.

    Lodz Symphony
  • 2004
    Certain Women

    Certain Women

    Certain Women

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    Caldwell's pulp storytelling, proto-feminist stance and unabashed social dramatization of his characters are a distinct vision of the condition of...

    Certain Women