The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off

The Off-Handed Jape is an afternoon’s lark made by Nelson and his artist friend William Wiley. The two men perform whimsical actions and poses for the camera, then recontextualize this imagery by improvising their own commentary on the action at a later time. —Andy Ditzler. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

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Crystals

1951

Roslyn Romance

Roslyn Romance

1976

Persian Series #5

Persian Series #5

1999

Notes on the Popular Arts

Notes on the Popular Arts

1978

Toward Independence

Toward Independence

1948

Scratch Pad

Scratch Pad

1960

Zone Moment

Zone Moment

1956

Untitled (Light)

Untitled (Light)

2002

Penny Bright & Jimmy Witherspoon

Penny Bright & Jimmy Witherspoon

1967

Five Film Exercises: Film 4

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1944

Silent Reversal

Silent Reversal

1973

Truth Serum

1967

Love Hospital Trailer

Love Hospital Trailer

1975

Pitchfork and the Devil

Pitchfork and the Devil

1979

As If We

1980

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

1965

Switzerland

1985

Interpolations 1-5

1992

You See... I've Had a Life

1972

Kick Me

1975

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