Avant Garde Movies

  • 1968
    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

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    (A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).

    (A)lter (A)ction
  • 2021
    Be Your Own Dentist

    Be Your Own Dentist

    Be Your Own Dentist

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    Virtual reality experimental short film where Katya guides you through how to properly pull your own teeth out.

    Be Your Own Dentist
  • 1985
    Two Times in One Space

    Two Times in One Space

    Two Times in One Space

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    One film projected two times with a difference of a couple of seconds.

    Two Times in One Space
  • 1972
    From the Notebook of...

    From the Notebook of...

    From the Notebook of...

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    From the Notebook of … was shot in Florence and takes as its point of departure Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul...

    From the Notebook of...
  • 1969
    1969 Exhibit

    1969 Exhibit

    1969 Exhibit

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    "A film featuring my work as shown in my 1969 diploma exhibit at Chelsea College of Art. It explores my Mummy Case, then the series of works that are...

    1969 Exhibit
  • 1931
    Taris

    Taris

    Taris

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    Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses,...

    Taris
  • 1966
    Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

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    A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded...

    Pearls of the Deep
  • 1997
    Triumph and Ruins

    Triumph and Ruins

    Triumph and Ruins

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    History as immersion and dispersion in the fragments of the past, a visionary journey accompanied by the voice of Patty Pravo. Presented at the...

    Triumph and Ruins
  • 2024
    In my past life I was a teenage sadorexic

    In my past life I was a teenage sadorexic

    In my past life I was a teenage sadorexic

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    From the director: "experimental diy short film shot on VHS made in 2024 and second short film made by amateur film student Lydia Valdespino, it has...

    In my past life I was a teenage sadorexic
  • 1998
    Film Is. 1-6

    Film Is. 1-6

    Film Is. 1-6

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    Film ist. 1-6 is an avant-garde collage from Gustav Deutsch, using found footage from various scientific films to explore the properties, impact and...

    Film Is. 1-6
  • 2007
    The Delaware Project

    The Delaware Project

    The Delaware Project

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    A precarious highway carries an unnamed protagonist to a series of doctors' appointments, where it is unclear what ails her. She speaks to no one and...

    The Delaware Project
  • 1929
    Everything Turns, Everything Revolves

    Everything Turns, Everything Revolves

    Everything Turns, Everything Revolves

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    A day at the carnival — sensational tent shows where miracles can be seen for the price of admission, boisterous noise of crowds and barkers,...

    Everything Turns, Everything Revolves
  • 1990
    Let Her Know

    Let Her Know

    Let Her Know

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    A lyrical story about love and death, realized as a message.

    Let Her Know
  • 1928
    The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra

    The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra

    The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra

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    This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by...

    The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra
  • 1979
    New York Portrait, Chapter I

    New York Portrait, Chapter I

    New York Portrait, Chapter I

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    Hutton's most impressive work ... the filmmaker's style takes on an assertive edge that marks his maturity. The landscape has a majesty that serves...

    New York Portrait, Chapter I
  • 2016
    Pending

    Pending

    Pending

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    A collage more than a diary using images as artifacts that reflect processes. Sounds often come from other rooms, altered by their distance and the...

    Pending
  • 2019
    The Giverny Document (Single Channel)

    The Giverny Document (Single Channel)

    The Giverny Document (Single Channel)

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    Filmed on location in Harlem and in Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, this multi-textured cinematic poem meditates on the bodily integrity...

    The Giverny Document (Single Channel)
  • 1970
    Space Projection Ako

    Space Projection Ako

    Space Projection Ako

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    Experimental film by Toshio Matsumoto created for the 1970 world's fair, Expo '70 in Osaka. The film was made up of multiple projections onto the...

    Space Projection Ako
  • 1984
    Images That Ate Themselves

    Images That Ate Themselves

    Images That Ate Themselves

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    16mm film by Bojan Jovanović.

    Images That Ate Themselves
  • 1973
    Narcissicon

    Narcissicon

    Narcissicon

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    A narrative self-discovery theme done in real time in Art Nouveau style.

    Narcissicon