Sweetgrass
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's...
See moreBorn in Flames
In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as...
See moreThe Statue of Liberty
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...
See moreNew York Portrait, Chapter I
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...
See moreImages of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)
A contemplative, seemingly timeless record of the years Hutton spent in Southeast Asia while working as a merchant seaman. Jon Jost writes, "The...
See moreTime and Tide
Peter Hutton’s meditation on the Hudson River.
See moreAt Sea
Three segments depicting the life cycle of a freighter boat.
See moreLandscape (for Manon)
A languid, beautifully shot collection of landscapes, edited into a whimsical and touching film.
See moreNo Picnic
A cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrification New York City
See moreThe Making of a Superhero Musical
A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the...
See moreBoston Fire
BOSTON FIRE finds grandeur in smoke rising eloquently from a city blaze. Billowing puffs of darkness blend with fountains of water streaming in...
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A film documenting the landscapes of northern Iceland.
See moreStudy of a River
The first part (winter) of a seasonal study of the Hudson river in New York.
See moreThree Landscapes
Shot on 16mm, this wondrous silent film study from avant-garde master Peter Hutton (At Sea) observes human movement across three distinct...
See moreNew York Portrait, Chapter III
"[Hutton’s] latest urban film, New York Portrait, Chapter III, takes on a unique tone in relation to Hutton’s ongoing exploration of rural...
See moreLodz Symphony
A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.
See moreJuly '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon
July ’71 is as much a record of the daily experiences of light and shadow as it is a catalogue of domestic life. More involved with “straight...
See moreNew York Portrait, Chapter II
Chapter Two represents a continuation of daily observations from the environment of Manhattan compiled over a period from 1980-1981. This is the...
See moreTwo Rivers
Commissioned by the arts organization Minetta Brook, Two Rivers was inspired by Henry Hudson’s failed 1609 quest to discover a trade route between...
See moreFlorence
Florence is a contemplative study of light and shadows, textures and planes, that makes beautiful use of the tonal qualities of black and white...
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