Anne Charlotte Robertson Movies
- 1979
Suicide
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"I made a film about suicide illustrating some of the ways I thought I’d kill myself, and literally edited it in about an hour and a half and...
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- 1997
Five-Year Diary
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Influenced by filmmakers as diverse as Ed Pincus and Carolee Schneemann, Anne Charlotte Robertson was a Boston area Super 8 filmmaker who examined...
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- 1984
Five Year Diary, Reel 40: Visiting Grandmother ‘84, Wyoming (July 17–August 26, 1984)
Five Year Diary, Reel 40: Visiting Grandmother ‘84, Wyoming (July 17–August 26, 1984)01984HD
Anne travels west with her camera to visit family. (Liz Coffey)
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- 1984
Depression Focus Please
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“Intended as a longer film, this proved sufficient to vignette the nuances of my sadness.” -Anne Charlotte Robertson
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- 1976
Going to Work
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Daily morning trudge and trolley through snow and ice; pigeons, other winter beauties.
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- 1990
Apologies
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Short film of filmmaker Anne Charlotte Robertson apologizing to the camera for everything-- From drinking non-organic coffee, to returning her camera...
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- 1985
Rotting Pumpkin
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Super 8mm. Colour. Silent, or with live narration. 13 minutes.
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- 1998
Alien Corn
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Details and duration unknown.
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- 1988
Filmers Almanac - Anne Robertson - March 27
Filmers Almanac - Anne Robertson - March 2701988HD
"God spoke to me through his angel Michael." Everyday miracles happen through Anne Robertson's super8 diary work, including in this unsettling but...
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- 1982
Five Year Diary, Reel 3: Christmas 1981 New Year 1982 (December 22, 1981–January 9, 1982)
Five Year Diary, Reel 3: Christmas 1981 New Year 1982 (December 22, 1981–January 9, 1982)01982HD
The first of many year-end holiday reels. Cooking, cleaning, pixilation. (Liz Coffey)
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- 1981
Locomotion
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Overdoses, breakdown, and rage at system in a stylized mental hospital isolation room.
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- 1982
Five Year Diary, Reel 22: A Short Affair (and) Going Crazy (August 23–September 1, 1982)
Five Year Diary, Reel 22: A Short Affair (and) Going Crazy (August 23–September 1, 1982)01982HD
Introduction; a vegetarian dinner; the lover sleeping; sorting garbage; ex-lovers' art; friends and cocaine; moon; composting sable brushes; the...
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- 1988
Measurements
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Super 8mm. Colour. Silent.
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- 1995
Five Year Diary, Reel 81: Mourning Emily (September 27, 1994–January 29, 1995)
Five Year Diary, Reel 81: Mourning Emily (September 27, 1994–January 29, 1995)01995HD
Anne mourns the death of her young niece, Emily. (Liz Coffey)
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- 1983
Five Year Diary, Reel 26: First Semester Graduate School (February 28–May 20, 1983)
Five Year Diary, Reel 26: First Semester Graduate School (February 28–May 20, 1983)01983HD
Two years into the Diary, Anne began graduate school at Massachusetts College of Art. Reel 26 was shot silently; the soundtrack is an audio recording...
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- 1989
Five Year Diary, Reel 66: Hanukah, Christmas ’88, New Year ’89 (November 26, 1988–March 7, 1989)
Five Year Diary, Reel 66: Hanukah, Christmas ’88, New Year ’89 (November 26, 1988–March 7, 1989)01989HD
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- 1982
Five Year Diary, Reel 23: A Breakdown (and) After the Mental Hospital (September 1–December 13, 1982)
Five Year Diary, Reel 23: A Breakdown (and) After the Mental Hospital (September 1–December 13, 1982)01982HD
Introduction; paranoia about root vegetables; esoteric sign language; searching for hidden significances; crush on Tom Baker ("Doctor Who" from BBC...
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- 1988
Five Year Diary, Reel 59: BIG RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL LETTER (May 4–22, 1988)
Five Year Diary, Reel 59: BIG RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL LETTER (May 4–22, 1988)01988HD
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- 1985
Talking to Myself
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A MassArt student film that finds Robertson experimenting with the complex multiple voices that would play a major role in "Five Year Diary".
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- 1988
Five Year Diary, Reel 65: Big Show in New York City (September 26–November 26, 1988)
Five Year Diary, Reel 65: Big Show in New York City (September 26–November 26, 1988)01988HD
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