Avant Garde Movies

  • 1976
    Central Bazaar

    Central Bazaar

    Central Bazaar

    81976HD

    For this remarkable experimental film, the provocative avant-garde legend Stephen Dwoskin gathered together a group of strangers and filmed them as...

    Central Bazaar
  • 1970
    The Afterlife

    The Afterlife

    The Afterlife

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    A young adult's first-hand account of "accidentally becoming human again" after, and with, trauma induced depression. Lo-fi, vulnerable, and uniquely...

    The Afterlife
  • 1984
    43/84: 1984

    43/84: 1984

    43/84: 1984

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    Kurt Kren recorded the last television debate in the Reagan/Mondale election campaign. In the viewfinder, the television filled the entire picture,...

    43/84: 1984
  • 1982
    In a Summer Garden

    In a Summer Garden

    In a Summer Garden

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    Part of a trio of films that also includes ADAGIO and WINTER LIGHT, IN A SUMMER GARDEN "draws much of its power from the way it is constructed and...

    In a Summer Garden
  • 2023
    Socialist Realism

    Socialist Realism

    Socialist Realism

    02023HD

    A satirical take on President Salvador Allende's Popular Unity process prior to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. The film is made up of a series...

    Socialist Realism
  • 1969
    Vite

    Vite

    Vite

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    In 1969, the painter-sculptor Daniel Pommereulle made his third film, this one financed by Sylvina Boissonnas. Although only a short, Vite was one of...

    Vite
  • 1930
    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

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    This short film made by László Moholy-Nagy is based on the shadow patterns created by his Light-Space Modulator, an early kinetic...

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray
  • 2024
    Maine Man

    Maine Man

    Maine Man

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    A loop of a guy in Maine hanging out in his room.

    Maine Man
  • 2016
    Endless

    Endless

    Endless

    02016HD

    A lonesome man at the threshold of death finds himself trapped in a place called the Endless.

    Endless
  • 1966
    Cassis

    Cassis

    Cassis

    6.11966HD

    "I was visiting Jerome Hill. Jerome loved France, especially Provence. He spent all his summers in Cassis. My window overlooked the sea. I sat in my...

    Cassis
  • 1972
    Mis-Takes

    Mis-Takes

    Mis-Takes

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    A colorful collage, with a subtle ecology theme, made largely from footage from trial runs of programs used for many of the other films.

    Mis-Takes
  • 2015
    Distant Nixa

    Distant Nixa

    Distant Nixa

    02015HD

    The film choreographically covers the distance between two women and their mirroring selves, under Laurie Spiegel's soundscape and with the ambiance...

    Distant Nixa
  • 1976
    Superdyke Meets Madame X

    Superdyke Meets Madame X

    Superdyke Meets Madame X

    5.51976HD

    From the first kiss to breakup, Almy and Hammer record their relationship on a reel-to-reel ¾” tape recorder and microphone. Winner of...

    Superdyke Meets Madame X
  • 1997
    The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm

    The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm

    The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm

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    Flares of color break into streams of light, leaves, wood grain and prism-etched vegetation. A moon lifts out of this dark weave to be replaced by...

    The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm
  • 1970
    Necrology

    Necrology

    Necrology

    5.71970HD

    The faces of a 5:00 PM crowd descending via the Pan Am building escalators in one continuous shot. In old-fashioned black and white, these faces...

    Necrology
  • 1967
    Self Shots

    Self Shots

    Self Shots

    7.71967HD

    Self shots are the optical Biographie of an unorthodox film producer. Director, cameraman and actor in a person, he directs the camera against...

    Self Shots
  • 2022
    Kaguya

    Kaguya

    Kaguya

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    Under the impetus of the 75th anniversary of the bamboo top-handle bags, the House presents a contemporary retelling of an ancient Japanese story...

    Kaguya
  • 1993
    Thread of Voice

    Thread of Voice

    Thread of Voice

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    Arf Arf is a sound poetry (voice and gesticulation) group. They describe their first film together as 'songs nailed together in a film'. The film is...

    Thread of Voice
  • 2024
    Aftertaste

    Aftertaste

    Aftertaste

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    Aftertaste
  • 2023
    A Body Appeared At The Lake Today

    A Body Appeared At The Lake Today

    A Body Appeared At The Lake Today

    102023HD

    A found footage examination of what happened at the lake today. Where were you? An exquisite corpse by Non Films. 8mm images randomly selected from...

    A Body Appeared At The Lake Today