Monkey's Moon, Pool Productions, 1929 / by Kenneth Macpherson.

2 reels: motion picture film 35mm.

English

Purchased from Elysium Press on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2008.

Restricted fragile material. For further information, consult the appropriate curator. Reference copy available.

Kenneth Macpherson (1903-1971) was a novelist and photographer with an interest in film making. In 1927, he married Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983), also known as Bryher. With their partner, Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961), also known as H.D., they established the POOL Group, a partnership that produced publications and films. The trio also established and edited Close Up (1927-1933), an influential magazine focused on intellectual discussions of cinema.

Monkey's Moon, Pool Films, is a silent black and white nitrate film made in 1929. The film was directed and filmed by Macpherson and features Bryher, two of their pet monkeys, and maybe H. D. It was thought to be lost until the Beinecke Library acquired a copy in 2008. The original film is one reel and measures 750 feet (6.5 minutes).

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May 01, 2012

Monkeys' Moon, Pool Productions. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Monkeys' Moon, Pool Productions. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.