Avant Garde Movies

  • 1931
    Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements

    Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements

    Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements

    6.41931HD

    This is a non-narrative film, comprised of shots that "portray a certain young man in the terms of the things that he likes", such as the flow of...

    Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements
  • 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
  • 2026
    Hunger

    Hunger

    Hunger

    02026HD

    On belonging to the relation between the viewer and their food. Part of a trilogy.

    Hunger
  • 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
  • 1970
    Colors of Summer

    Colors of Summer

    Colors of Summer

    61970HD

    A careful observation of changes in the life cycles of flora and fauna that occur in the garden near his house in Vynnyky. The structure of the film...

    Colors of Summer
  • 2017
    Choirs of the Eye: Live at The Stone

    Choirs of the Eye: Live at The Stone

    Choirs of the Eye: Live at The Stone

    02017HD

    Filmed in August of 2015 at The Stone in New York City, Kayo Dot performed their debut album Choirs Of The Eye in its entirety for a group of fewer...

    Choirs of the Eye: Live at The Stone
  • 2026
    Electric Mushrooms

    Electric Mushrooms

    Electric Mushrooms

    102026HD

    As the Cheshire Cat once said: Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality. This is Electric Mushrooms...

    Electric Mushrooms
  • 1984
    Dislocated Third Eye Series III: Bismillah /In Four Movements/

    Dislocated Third Eye Series III: Bismillah /In Four Movements/

    Dislocated Third Eye Series III: Bismillah /In Four Movements/

    11984HD

    Against a repetitive trance-inducing loop of four carefully excerpted bars from “Ntsikana’s Bell” (1974, with Johnny Dyani), the...

    Dislocated Third Eye Series III: Bismillah /In Four Movements/
  • 2001
    Untied

    Untied

    Untied

    62001HD

    A small portrait of the volatility of intimacy and of breaking free from abusive cycles: made in response to a year of collapsing relationships and...

    Untied
  • 2015
    A Caverna

    A Caverna

    A Caverna

    02015HD

    A bunch of spectators trapped in a cinema theatre.

    A Caverna
  • 1978
    Earth

    Earth

    Earth

    01978HD

    Flashing lights illuminate black faces and dark eyes, oscillating between darkness and inverted lightness.

    Earth
  • 1993
    Meggamorphosis

    Meggamorphosis

    Meggamorphosis

    01993HD

    A 3D animated journey through the life of an egg

    Meggamorphosis
  • 1990
    Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave

    Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave

    Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave

    5.81990HD

    Brakhage begins here with Carlsbad Caverns as a stand-in for Plato's Cave and then responds to the philosopher's notion of inaccessible ideal forms...

    Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave
  • 1996
    Prelude 13

    Prelude 13

    Prelude 13

    61996HD

    Singly-printed multi-colored watery "blobs" and "feathery" streaks of painted color, dominated by yellows and reds interweaving in complexity until...

    Prelude 13
  • 2024
    We Go Past Future

    We Go Past Future

    We Go Past Future

    72024HD

    "We Go Past Future" is an experimental paper collage film by Anna Malina. The film reimagines a series of Soviet films from 1919 to 1953, blending...

    We Go Past Future
  • 2002
    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    6.52002HD

    Some years after filming AMOR, I returned to Italy and found the source for a new film in the architecture of Borromini and in a grove of trees with...

    The Hedge Theater
  • 1956
    Color of the Day

    Color of the Day

    Color of the Day

    01956HD

    Portrait of the streets from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul.

    Color of the Day
  • 1972
    Mis-Takes

    Mis-Takes

    Mis-Takes

    31972HD

    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
  • 2026
    Towards The Night

    Towards The Night

    Towards The Night

    02026HD

    Spanning an entire day from morning to night, this film interpolates the difference between dreaming and dreams.

    Towards The Night
  • 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