Avant Garde Movies

  • 1995
    Prelude 5

    Prelude 5

    Prelude 5

    5.31995HD

    This section is very similar to Prelude 4 except that it is composed of extremely thin-lined colors and sharply delineated shapes which are...

    Prelude 5
  • 1970
    Drink

    Drink

    Drink

    01970HD

    Film by Robert Todd

    Drink
  • 2015
    A Caverna

    A Caverna

    A Caverna

    02015HD

    A bunch of spectators trapped in a cinema theatre.

    A Caverna
  • 2021
    Circle

    Circle

    Circle

    102021HD

    This short film follows a man lost in the woods driven by his fear of the unknown.

    Circle
  • 2010
    The Suppliant

    The Suppliant

    The Suppliant

    62010HD

    Filmed in 2003 while staying in a Brooklyn Heights apartment, the work centers on a small Greek statue revealed in shifting morning and afternoon...

    The Suppliant
  • 2018
    Shibuya Vernacular

    Shibuya Vernacular

    Shibuya Vernacular

    6.52018HD

    A four-dimensional short anime will start at the very beginning of Shibuya Crossing, that is, 10,000 years in the past. The anime is part of a...

    Shibuya Vernacular
  • 2023
    The Stolen Moon

    The Stolen Moon

    The Stolen Moon

    52023HD

    A short, silent, experimental film created by avant-garde created by Ukranian-born artist, Anna Malina.

    The Stolen Moon
  • 2020
    Sehnsucht

    Sehnsucht

    Sehnsucht

    02020HD

    In this film-poem Browzan illustrates his experience living in Berlin between 2016-17. Browzan uses collage, still photography, video and boomerangs...

    Sehnsucht
  • 2004
    Chateau/Poyet

    Chateau/Poyet

    Chateau/Poyet

    02004HD

    The scene is set in front of a French chateau. The camera chases improbable incidents across the screen. Many are constructed out of one of Jordan's...

    Chateau/Poyet
  • 1957
    Daybreak and Whiteye

    Daybreak and Whiteye

    Daybreak and Whiteye

    101957HD

    These two films investigate frustrations in loving, DAYBREAK with a girl as object, WHITEYE with the camera as subject. Preserved by the Academy...

    Daybreak and Whiteye
  • 2025
    The Purpose

    The Purpose

    The Purpose

    02025HD

    A chair, a yogurt, and a masked man are guided to find themselves by an unknown entity.

    The Purpose
  • 2008
    Frank Zappa: Music In Review

    Frank Zappa: Music In Review

    Frank Zappa: Music In Review

    02008HD

    Idiosyncratic composer, unique musician and ground-breaking film director…..Frank Zappa packed more into his short lifetime than most men would...

    Frank Zappa: Music In Review
  • 2008
    Heim

    Heim

    Heim

    02008HD

    "A sequence shot explores from attic to celler a large residence that, for the time being, is emptied out of its inhabitants. Their habits are...

    Heim
  • 1977
    Veil of Years

    Veil of Years

    Veil of Years

    01977HD

    Slow disintegration and aging of artists head, revealing underlying bone structure. Created using old picture-phone technology. New music added in...

    Veil of Years
  • 2012
    Collector

    Collector

    Collector

    02012HD

    An experimental short by Tao Zhou.

    Collector
  • 2012
    Nebukawa

    Nebukawa

    Nebukawa

    02012HD

    “There was an art event at a closed school, Kataura Junior High School, in Nebukawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. If I did not participate in this...

    Nebukawa
  • 2025
    bubble skin

    bubble skin

    bubble skin

    02025HD

    A disorienting realm where reality itself flickers and fragments. Through a visceral exploration of digital distortion and failing verification...

    bubble skin
  • 2020
    A Portrait: A Philosophy

    A Portrait: A Philosophy

    A Portrait: A Philosophy

    02020HD

    The first part of director Seth Tyler Black’s Portraits triptych, A Portrait: A Philosophy paints the cyclical nature of the lifespan of an...

    A Portrait: A Philosophy
  • 2014
    I W I

    I W I

    I W I

    62014HD

    Avant-garde, black & white realization of the synth driven score.

    I W I
  • 1983
    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    101983HD

    Though best known for his collage films, Lawrence Jordan here makes exquisite study of the different aspects of light lilting through the early...

    Winter Light