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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Allison

1970

Report from the Front

Report from the Front

1944

Circles

Circles

1933

Incantation

Incantation

1972

Fragment of Seeking

Fragment of Seeking

1947

Amazon Diary

Amazon Diary

1989

Heavy-Light

1973

At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army

At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army

1943

The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

1969

Self Song/Death Song

1997

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor

1978

The Tuxedo Theatre

The Tuxedo Theatre

1969

The Cup and the Lip

The Cup and the Lip

1986

Roslyn Romance

Roslyn Romance

1976

The Dead

The Dead

1960

Peed Into the Wind

Peed Into the Wind

1972

Dry Wood

Dry Wood

1973

Women in Defense

Women in Defense

1941

Mountain Music

Mountain Music

1976

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1968