Silent Movies

Two women gardening on a sunny day.

An outdoor gathering.

Digging in the woods.

Cleaning supplies and flames.

Two pumpkins.

Elam's husband prepares vegetables at the sink.

Contrasting environments, in and outside.

A young woman wakes up to a new morning.

Short silent animated film

Farm work and nature.

JoAnn Elam plants collards.

At home, outdoors. Street shots.

Sprocket holes moving across the screen.

“Tai Chi II,” similarly to Elam’s “Tai Chi Bowling” and “Tai Chi,” focuses on movement. Through a sequence...