Abstract Movies

  • 1970
    Can't Read, Can't Write

    Can't Read, Can't Write

    Can't Read, Can't Write

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    A young man from Toronto, struggles with connecting with his culture, as he wishes to write and read his mother tongue. When his wish gets granted,...

    Can't Read, Can't Write
  • 2022
    The Quietest Hour

    The Quietest Hour

    The Quietest Hour

    02022HD

    Thomas, 70, looks back on the last evening he and his lost friend Mari spent together. An evening in which they drink wine, dine, listen to piano...

    The Quietest Hour
  • 2019
    Details of Pollock's White Light

    Details of Pollock's White Light

    Details of Pollock's White Light

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    Ken Jacobs applies his patented Eternalism process to 3D images he took of Jackson Pollock's 1954 splatter painting.

    Details of Pollock's White Light
  • 1969
    Cosmos

    Cosmos

    Cosmos

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    The shifting, abstract color imagery of Jordan Belson's "Cosmos," which unfurls to electronic sound, is attributed in the program notes to the...

    Cosmos
  • 1973
    Evolution of the Red Star

    Evolution of the Red Star

    Evolution of the Red Star

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    Opening with a classic image of Chairman Mao spewing red star tears, this animation is a masterful example of Beckett’s distinctive technique...

    Evolution of the Red Star
  • 2014
    TENSAI BANPAKU

    TENSAI BANPAKU

    TENSAI BANPAKU

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    The mutating forms of Tensai Banpaku, or “Genius Expo” create a stunning abstract orchestra.

    TENSAI BANPAKU
  • 1988
    Dragonfly

    Dragonfly

    Dragonfly

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    An abstract animation with a motif of a dragonfly, and a complex multi-exposure landscape of a field and a woman's naked body overlap.

    Dragonfly
  • 2025
    First Light

    First Light

    First Light

    02025HD

    Thirty-six layers of water aligned to create a perfect circle. 1 of 2

    First Light
  • 2025
    Put on a Face

    Put on a Face

    Put on a Face

    02025HD

    Students walk into a photography studio to have their photograph taken, and put on a smile for the picture. But as soon as the camera flashes, it...

    Put on a Face
  • 2013
    #43.6

    #43.6

    #43.6

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    In his film #43, Joost Rekveld observes what happens to a system that is destabilised by ‘creative' pixels, drawing inspiration from the set of...

    #43.6
  • 2012
    Before Before

    Before Before

    Before Before

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    This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

    Before Before
  • 2026
    TRUTH in EXPOSURE

    TRUTH in EXPOSURE

    TRUTH in EXPOSURE

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    Watch as Aiden Aleman creates his newest art piece “TRUTH” in the middle of Zilker Park.

    TRUTH in EXPOSURE
  • 2006
    Fig

    Fig

    Fig

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    The Tokyo Tower and the window transform themselves into the characters, and roam in the night of Tokyo.

    Fig
  • 2025
    The Art of Cinema 1

    The Art of Cinema 1

    The Art of Cinema 1

    02025HD

    A found footage collage film sourced from several different places and composed primarily of audio from the films of Jean-Luc Godard.

    The Art of Cinema 1
  • 2023
    Green

    Green

    Green

    02023HD

    An abstract and detailed observation of a young life told through a series of observational montages. Part of the 'Technicolour' series of films from...

    Green
  • 2023
    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    02023HD

    Drawn again from footage shot in the Torrance Public Library parking lot, Introduction to Crack Sealing 3 remixes material from the first two films...

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3
  • 1957
    All Souls Carnival

    All Souls Carnival

    All Souls Carnival

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    Len Lye usually timed his films with great care to match their soundtracks, but for All Souls Carnival, he and composer Henry Brant worked...

    All Souls Carnival
  • 2024
    What's Beyond a Broken Mirror?

    What's Beyond a Broken Mirror?

    What's Beyond a Broken Mirror?

    102024HD

    An abstract adventure exploring the anxiety of a young mans journey leaving home.

    What's Beyond a Broken Mirror?
  • 2024
    -Oh

    -Oh

    -Oh

    02024HD

    A hand moves gently, its presence shifts continuously.

    -Oh
  • 2024
    Red Autumn

    Red Autumn

    Red Autumn

    102024HD

    A Experimental Docu-Drama about the Red Army Faction's formation, and events leading up to their imprisonment and death, from 1970 to 1977.

    Red Autumn