About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
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Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Amy Halpern

Overview

Amy Halpern was the maker of nearly forty short films, almost all in 16mm, and of the feature film FALLING LESSONS (1991).  Halpern was born and raised in New York City and lived and worked in Los Angeles for more than 40 years. After completing a suite of 12 new films in June 2022 and premiering them at a festival in Spain, Halpern suddenly contracted severe leukaemia (AML) and died 6 weeks later.

Known for

Acting

2008 Shooting Women Actor Self N/A
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2007 Women Behind the Camera Actor Self 59
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1979 Soft Fiction Actor 59
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1979 Kristallnacht Actor Herself 59
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Directing

2023 Jane, Looking Directing Director N/A
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2023 Ma Sewing Directing Director N/A
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2023 Birds in the Window Directing Director N/A
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2023 Newt Leaders Directing Director N/A
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2022 My Dear Evaporant, Directing Director 59
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2022 Emit a Beam, See a Light Directing Director N/A
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2022 4 Fingers, 5 Toes Directing Director N/A
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2022 Chabrot Directing Director N/A
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2022 Fire Belly Directing Director N/A
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2022 VERGE for my sisters Directing Director N/A
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2022 Hula Directing Director N/A
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2022 I Tremble / 8:46 Directing Director N/A
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2022 Ginko Yellow Directing Director N/A
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2020 Unowned Luxuries #3 Directing Director N/A
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2020 My Mink (Unowned Luxuries #2) Directing Director 59
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2020 #27 Directing Director 59
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2019 Slow Fireworks Directing Director N/A
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2018 Vezelay Curtain Directing Director 59
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2017 The Deer's Blessing Directing Director 59
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2016 Newt Pauses Directing Director N/A
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2015 My Diamond Directing Director N/A
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2014 Maya Double-Bottomed Bowl Directing Director 59
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2013 Elixir Directing Director 59
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2012 Injury On A Theme Directing Director 59
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2012 Three Minute Hells Directing Director N/A
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2012 Palm Down Directing Director 59
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2012 Cheshire Smile Directing Director 58
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2012 By Halves Directing Director N/A
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2000 Access to the View Directing Director N/A
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2000 Pouring Grain Directing Director N/A
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1992 Falling Lessons Directing Director N/A
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1985 Ready-Made Directing Director N/A
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1982 Invocation Directing Director 59
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1981 Cuticle Torture Directing Director N/A
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1979 Pythoness Directing Director N/A
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1978 Cigarette Burn Directing Director N/A
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1977 Self-Portrait As A City Directing Director N/A
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1976 Plausible Light Source Directing Director N/A
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1975 Filament (The Hands) Directing Director N/A
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1973 Peach Landscape Directing Director N/A
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1972 Roll #1 For Nancy Directing Director N/A
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1972 A Glance Directing Director N/A
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1972 Three Preparations Directing Director N/A
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Camera

1982 Grey Area Camera Director of Photography 59
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Lighting

2002 The Decay of Fiction Lighting Gaffer 59
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1980 African Woman – USA Lighting Lighting Artist N/A
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