This year’s edition of Orphans at MoMA highlights the diversity of amateur and experimental cinema, introduced by historians and archivists. The program features films like Hollis Frampton’s 'Less,' 'Doin’ the Raccoon,' and Nicholas Viernes’s 'The Little Farmers of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.' It also includes delicate Japanese paper prints, accompanied live by Duo Yumeno, and untitled shorts by Edward Owens, offering a peek into his brief but impactful film career. The program is curated and presented by Dan Streible, the founding director of Orphans.

Orphans at MoMA: At Play—Amateurs, Animators, and Avant-Gardes with Dan Streible and others

This program, a collaboration with the NYU Orphan Film Symposium, celebrates the diversity of amateur and experimental cinema. It features an eclectic mix including Hollis Frampton's 'Less,' amateur musical shorts, rare Filipino American home movies, delicate Japanese paper prints with live musical accompaniment, and selections from Edward Owens's brief but astonishing film career.