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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Deep Westurn

Deep Westurn

1974

Don Quixote

1934

Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

1976

Down Hear

Down Hear

1972

Background

Background

1973

Rhythm in the Ranks

Rhythm in the Ranks

1941

California's Golden Beginning

California's Golden Beginning

1948

Cannot Exist

Cannot Exist

1994

Seeing Them Through

1945

Aether

Aether

1972

Mother's Day

1970

Will She Get Over It?

1971

A Hard Passage

A Hard Passage

1982

Eclipse Predictions

Eclipse Predictions

1982

Kid City

1972

Choppers

1975

Truth for Ruth

Truth for Ruth

1972

Still Life

Still Life

1966

Color Fragments

1948

Life in the Atom

Life in the Atom

1974

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