Ana Mendieta Movies

Untitled is the first of over 100 films created by Ana Mendieta. By scratching and painting directly onto the film’s emulsion, she formed a...

Sand and water meet in a glimmering silhouette.

Short film by Ana Mendieta.

United States 1979, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 3 min

United States 1978, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 3 min

In X-Ray, Ana Mendieta uses a Cinefluorography unit, a medical tool usually employed for diagnostic and research procedures. In Mendieta’s...

A dead tree. A body. Ocean waves.

Film by Ana Mendieta

United States 1975, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 6 min

United States / Mexico 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 3 min

This film is a performance that the artist undertook at Old Man’s Creek, Sharon Center, Iowa City, Iowa. The performance was recorded on...

Some of the films are presented in tandem in darkened interiors that resemble the caves where Mendieta sculpted some of her final works. One film...

1. Sweating Blood, November 1973 2. Blood Writing, February 1974 3. Body Tracks, March 1974 4. Burial Pyramid, Summer 1974 5. Untitled, Summer...

Film by Ana Mendieta, 1978

Film by Ana Mendieta, 1980

United States / Cuba 1981, Super 8 transferred to digital, black and white, silent, 2 min

United States / Mexico 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 4 min

United States 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 3 min

In Ana Mendieta’s Anima, Silueta de Cohetes (Firework Piece), the artist’s silhouetted form is replicated as an effigy with blazing...