Anne Charlotte Robertson Movies
- 1990

Apologies
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Short film of filmmaker Anne Charlotte Robertson apologizing to the camera for everything-- From drinking non-organic coffee, to returning her camera...
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- 1982

Five Year Diary, Reel 3: Christmas 1981 New Year 1982 (December 22, 1981–January 9, 1982)
Five Year Diary, Reel 3: Christmas 1981 New Year 1982 (December 22, 1981–January 9, 1982)01982HD
The first of many year-end holiday reels. Cooking, cleaning, pixilation. (Liz Coffey)
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- 1997

Five Year Diary, Reel 83: Untitled (December 24, 1995–March 18, 1997)
Five Year Diary, Reel 83: Untitled (December 24, 1995–March 18, 1997)01997HD
It’s been 16 years, and finally the Diary ends, an unintended ending that visits familiar territory.
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- 1995

Five Year Diary, Reel 81: Mourning Emily (September 27, 1994–January 29, 1995)
Five Year Diary, Reel 81: Mourning Emily (September 27, 1994–January 29, 1995)01995HD
Anne mourns the death of her young niece, Emily. (Liz Coffey)
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- 1989

Five Year Diary, Reel 66: Hanukah, Christmas ’88, New Year ’89 (November 26, 1988–March 7, 1989)
Five Year Diary, Reel 66: Hanukah, Christmas ’88, New Year ’89 (November 26, 1988–March 7, 1989)01989HD
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- 1984

Depression Focus Please
Depression Focus Please8.51984HD
“Intended as a longer film, this proved sufficient to vignette the nuances of my sadness.” -Anne Charlotte Robertson
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- 1982

Five Year Diary, Reel 9: Happy Birthday ’33 (March 17–27, 1982)
Five Year Diary, Reel 9: Happy Birthday ’33 (March 17–27, 1982)01982HD
Pixilation. Sleeping, cooking, resolving to quit smoking. (Liz Coffey)
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- 1985

Five Year Diary, Reel 43: Myself Day-to-Day (and) Visiting Grandmother (March 11–August 26, 1985)
Five Year Diary, Reel 43: Myself Day-to-Day (and) Visiting Grandmother (March 11–August 26, 1985)01985HD
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- 1986

Five Year Diary, Reel 49: Lunar Phases (November 8–December 5, 1986)
Five Year Diary, Reel 49: Lunar Phases (November 8–December 5, 1986)01986HD
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- 1976

Subways
Subways01976HD
Super 8mm. Black and white. Sound. 13 minutes.
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- 1983

Five Year Diary, Reel 26: First Semester Graduate School (February 28–May 20, 1983)
Five Year Diary, Reel 26: First Semester Graduate School (February 28–May 20, 1983)01983HD
Two years into the Diary, Anne began graduate school at Massachusetts College of Art. Reel 26 was shot silently; the soundtrack is an audio recording...
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- 1985

Talking to Myself
Talking to Myself01985HD
A MassArt student film that finds Robertson experimenting with the complex multiple voices that would play a major role in "Five Year Diary".
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- 1986

Five Year Diary, Reel 46: Yet Another Breakdown (Then) Doctor Who Convention (May 18–October 20, 1986)
Five Year Diary, Reel 46: Yet Another Breakdown (Then) Doctor Who Convention (May 18–October 20, 1986)01986HD
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- 1990

Five Year Diary, Reel 72: Still on Probation (and) Visiting Grandmother ‘90 (May 7–September 3, 1990)
Five Year Diary, Reel 72: Still on Probation (and) Visiting Grandmother ‘90 (May 7–September 3, 1990)01990HD
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- 1988

Five Year Diary, Reel 59: BIG RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL LETTER (May 4–22, 1988)
Five Year Diary, Reel 59: BIG RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL LETTER (May 4–22, 1988)01988HD
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- 1994

Melon Patches, or Reasons to Go On Living
Melon Patches, or Reasons to Go On Living01994HD
One of Robertson’s most life-affirming films, shot entirely within one of her beloved community garden plots, using the asynchronous sound...
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- 1976

Spirit of '76 (Self-portrait)
Spirit of '76 (Self-portrait)01976HD
An early work of Anne Charlotte Robertson, where "the sharp self-scrutiny, off-beat humor, and obsessive attention to details and textures that come...
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- 1983

Five Year Diary, Reel 33: A Crush on Doctor Who (October 12–November 18, 1983)
Five Year Diary, Reel 33: A Crush on Doctor Who (October 12–November 18, 1983)01983HD
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- 1983

Five Year Diary, Reel 32: Losing Weight (August 29–October 11, 1983)
Five Year Diary, Reel 32: Losing Weight (August 29–October 11, 1983)01983HD
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- 1997

Five-Year Diary
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Influenced by filmmakers as diverse as Ed Pincus and Carolee Schneemann, Anne Charlotte Robertson was a Boston area Super 8 filmmaker who examined...
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