The Film of Her

The Film of Her

12 mins | Dec. 4, 1996

Based on the story of Howard Walls, A clerk at the Library of Congress who saved a collection of early paper reel films from the incinerator, director Bill Morrison embellishes the tale a bit in this inspired short work. Here, the vision of a woman in an early porno film has been engrained in the mind of a man working at the Library of Congress and his search for the film of her has an unexpected consequence, as he saves a collection of historically significant films from being destroyed.

The Film of Her

12 mins | Dec. 4, 1996

The Film of Her
Based on the story of Howard Walls, A clerk at the Library of Congress who saved a collection of early paper reel films from the incinerator, director Bill Morrison embellishes the tale a bit in this inspired short work. Here, the vision of a woman in an early porno film has been engrained in the mind of a man working at the Library of Congress and his search for the film of her has an unexpected consequence, as he saves a collection of historically significant films from being destroyed.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title The Film of Her
Directors Ben Bohen, Bill Morrison
Writers Bill Morrison

Cast

Bill Morrison

as The Curator

Guy De Lancey

as The Narrator

Bob McGrath

as The Clerk

Rachel Perkoff

as Lily Gaze

Stephen Kellam

as The Custodian