Avant Garde Movies

  • 1990
    Glaze of Cathexis

    Glaze of Cathexis

    Glaze of Cathexis

    5.31990HD

    This hand-painted work is easily the most minutely detailed ever given to me to do, for it traces (as best I'm able) the hypnagogic after-effect of...

    Glaze of Cathexis
  • 2007
    What The Water Said, Nos. 4-6

    What The Water Said, Nos. 4-6

    What The Water Said, Nos. 4-6

    62007HD

    Strips of previously unexposed film went into the ocean and these fragments are what returned. In this final installment of a nine year project...

    What The Water Said, Nos. 4-6
  • 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
  • 2026
    The Illusion Industry

    The Illusion Industry

    The Illusion Industry

    102026HD

    "In an era where information flows faster than air, the truth is being besieged. 'The Illusion Industry' is a documentary film that deconstructs the...

    The Illusion Industry
  • 2007
    Mettle

    Mettle

    Mettle

    02007HD

    An experimental film shot with the purpose of trying to create a hostile alien environment using only shots of nature, color correction, and sound...

    Mettle
  • 2018
    The Hymns of Muscovy

    The Hymns of Muscovy

    The Hymns of Muscovy

    6.72018HD

    The film is a trip to the planet Muscovy - an upside-down twin city of Moscow in space. As the title of the work suggests, the journey also takes us...

    The Hymns of Muscovy
  • 1992
    Les Rallizes Dénudés

    Les Rallizes Dénudés

    Les Rallizes Dénudés

    01992HD

    A montage of Les Rallizes Dénudés concert footage, some archive and some contemporary, alleged to have been assembled by a French...

    Les Rallizes Dénudés
  • 1963
    Sun in Your Head

    Sun in Your Head

    Sun in Your Head

    5.71963HD

    "Single Frame sequences of TV or film images, with periodic distortions of the image. The images are airplanes, women men interspersed with pictures...

    Sun in Your Head
  • 2025
    The Ruins of Seyssuel's Castle

    The Ruins of Seyssuel's Castle

    The Ruins of Seyssuel's Castle

    02025HD

    A study of ruins of a fortified castle placed in the village of Seyssuel during two days of shooting and understanding of the moving light

    The Ruins of Seyssuel's Castle
  • 2023
    Unfurl

    Unfurl

    Unfurl

    02023HD

    Unfurl is a minimalist short film composed of six contemplative shots featuring different colored plastic bags placed before a dual-camera setup,...

    Unfurl
  • 1965
    Petrol - Carburant - Kraftstoff

    Petrol - Carburant - Kraftstoff

    Petrol - Carburant - Kraftstoff

    71965HD

    An audiovisual experiment that shows how oil is refined into gasoline and ultimately powers cars and other vehicles, accompanied by classical music...

    Petrol - Carburant - Kraftstoff
  • 1967
    The Song of Italy

    The Song of Italy

    The Song of Italy

    5.31967HD

    Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s travels through Italy in 1967, this short captures scenes from the country’s cities and countryside. The...

    The Song of Italy
  • 2014
    Intransit

    Intransit

    Intransit

    12014HD

    A thrillingly lo-fi salute to the old-school, hand-crafted special effects that were once a mainstay of pre-CGI science-fiction films.

    Intransit
  • 1959
    Komposition II/1922

    Komposition II/1922

    Komposition II/1922

    01959HD

    Conceived in 1922, conceptual design published in "De Stijl Nr. 5" (1923), but not realised until 1959.

    Komposition II/1922
  • 2025
    The Girl from Hayama

    The Girl from Hayama

    The Girl from Hayama

    7.52025HD

    Short film about a unique girl who was once a talented piano player turned idol, but one day she quietly vanished. Since then, no one has known her...

    The Girl from Hayama
  • 1930
    Pharmacy

    Pharmacy

    Pharmacy

    01930HD

    A photogram, used previously only within art photography, is adapted to create abstract moving patterns.

    Pharmacy
  • 1944
    At Land

    At Land

    At Land

    7.21944HD

    A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity.

    At Land
  • 1930
    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    5.31930HD

    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
  • 1969
    One Second in Montreal

    One Second in Montreal

    One Second in Montreal

    5.91969HD

    A silent succession of black-and-white photographs of the city of Montreal.

    One Second in Montreal
  • 2017
    Potamkin

    Potamkin

    Potamkin

    02017HD

    In 1933, at age 33, Harry Alan Potamkin died of complications related to starvation, at a time when he was one of the world's most respected film...

    Potamkin