Joanna Priestley Movies

  • 1985
    The Dancing Bulrushes

    The Dancing Bulrushes

    The Dancing Bulrushes

    01985HD

    Based on an Ojibwa Native American story about coyote, the trickster, published by Barry Lopez.

    The Dancing Bulrushes
  • 1985
    Jade Leaf

    Jade Leaf

    Jade Leaf

    01985HD

    An abstract computer painting that was inspired by botanical forms.

    Jade Leaf
  • 1995
    Hand Held

    Hand Held

    Hand Held

    01995HD

    A film about the nature of oppression and community spirit.

    Hand Held
  • 2012
    Rumpy Pumpy

    Rumpy Pumpy

    Rumpy Pumpy

    02012HD

    A springboard ballet of private parts, in all their glorious combinations.

    Rumpy Pumpy
  • 2005
    Dew Line

    Dew Line

    Dew Line

    4.82005HD

    An acronym for Distant Early Warning Line, Dew Line refers to the array of radar stations built in the Arctic during the Cold War, and to the elegant...

    Dew Line
  • 1990
    All My Relations

    All My Relations

    All My Relations

    51990HD

    A satire of the pitfalls of romance, from marriage, childbirth and upward mobility to the disintegration of a relationship.

    All My Relations
  • 1986
    Times Square

    Times Square

    Times Square

    01986HD

    An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds.

    Times Square
  • 1997
    Utopia Parkway

    Utopia Parkway

    Utopia Parkway

    01997HD

    Explores the magic of objects and transformation. Inspired by the boxes of Joseph Cornell, who lived on Utopia Parkway (Queens, NY) nearly all of his...

    Utopia Parkway
  • 2000
    Kali Yuga

    Kali Yuga

    Kali Yuga

    02000HD

    Pixilation of yoga instructor Diane Wilson, shot in the forest over a six month period and object animation of construction tools, bolts, screws and...

    Kali Yuga
  • 2011
    Out of Shape

    Out of Shape

    Out of Shape

    02011HD

    Playful choreography of abstract shapes to delight the eye.

    Out of Shape
  • 2013
    Split Ends

    Split Ends

    Split Ends

    02013HD

    Delicate patterns inspired by North American wrapping papers from the 1960’s and French and English wallpapers from the early 1900s.

    Split Ends