Emma
A cat climbs a screen, men squat on the pavement to gamble behind a 7-11, solarized film warbles in and out. A personal, quiet diary film, portraying an early apartment, an early cat, an early relationship in Kansas City. Uses self-conscious Eisenstein cutting to convey the indolent, charged air-before-a-storm atmosphere that pervaded that era.
Released 1976, digitally restored February 14th, 2026
6 minutes, black & white, silent, 16mm
Finished in 3840×2880 resolution at 24 fps
1.33:1
Directed by Peter von Ziegesar
Carter Haskins 