Films

*USA. New Mexico. 1974. Willie Jaramillo at 16. From “Little Boy” a 16mm film, 1978.*

Where can the films be found?

The entire body of Danny Lyon’s 16mm film and digital work can now be viewed on Vimeo. The sixties meets the twenty first century.

WATCH Bleak Beauty Films on Vimeo

16mm prints, including several new preservations, are available for rent from Anthology Film Archives. Please contact them for more information.

Most films are available on DVD. Please follow the individual links below to purchase copies.

Other sources for some of these films are the Public Library in Sante Fe, New Mexico, the film collection of MOMA in NYC, Facets Video in Chicago, the Donnell Public Library in NYC, and the film collection at Paris Audio Visual (Museum de la Photographie — MEP) in Paris.

SNCC

Born to Film and Two Fathers

Los Niños Abandonados

Media Man

Soc. Sci. 127

Willie

Shadowman and Nothing

Five Days

Murderers

El Mojado

Films
The Films of Danny Lyon - Vimeo, DVD, and 16mm print rental
After his ground breaking work as a photojournalist in the 1960’s, Danny Lyon turned to films, making a series of non-fiction films in the 1970’s and 1980’s. With the recent recognition of the 2016 de Young/Whitney retrospective, funds were provided to preserve these remarkable 16mm films. High resolution digital scans were made from the original A&B negative rolls under the close supervision of the artist. The DVD covers themselves, first made for VHS tapes, have been recognized for their power and realism, and are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art show which opened November 3^rd, 2016.
These are great digital copies of some of the best non-fiction films of the seventies and eighties, exclusively available from Bleak Beauty.
The entire body of Danny Lyon 16mm film work can also be streamed on Vimeo. The sixties meets the twenty first century.
View Bleak Beauty Films on Vimeo
16mm prints of certain films are available for rental, please contact Anthology Film Archives for more information
SNCC
Willie
Born to Film
Dear Mark
El Otro Lado
Little Boy
Llanito
Los Ninos Abandonados
Media Man
Soc. Sci. 127