Avant Garde Movies

  • 2005
    Damn! The Threnody In Me!

    Damn! The Threnody In Me!

    Damn! The Threnody In Me!

    02005HD

    A post-modern fantasy based on Lefcadio Hearne's short story "Jikininki."

    Damn! The Threnody In Me!
  • 1985
    Valletta

    Valletta

    Valletta

    51985HD

    An early film by British experimental filmmaker Nick Collins. It combines bulbous, rapid-motion abstractions of greenery with a portrait of a cat,...

    Valletta
  • 1970
    burning dreaming

    burning dreaming

    burning dreaming

    01970HD

    Burn flowers burn ,as dreams.Dreams burn down like they were never meant to bloom.

    burning dreaming
  • 2021
    (Always) Next To Me

    (Always) Next To Me

    (Always) Next To Me

    02021HD

    (Always) Next to Me is a 16mm film that pairs abstract sequences of plants developed directly on the film emulsion with intertitles briefly...

    (Always) Next To Me
  • 2013
    Sun Song

    Sun Song

    Sun Song

    7.32013HD

    A poetic journey from the darkness of dawn into the brightness of the midday sun in the American South. Filmed over the course of six months on one...

    Sun Song
  • 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
  • 2021
    Taxidrome

    Taxidrome

    Taxidrome

    102021HD

    To fly a – way from/out of death, don’t hire a taxidermist but take a ride in this taxidrome! Series of 41 Moving Images - this analogy...

    Taxidrome
  • 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
  • 2000
    The Glass System

    The Glass System

    The Glass System

    62000HD

    “The Glass System, made from images shot in New York and Calcutta, looks at life as it is played out in the streets. Every corner turned...

    The Glass System
  • 2002
    Soupirs d’écumes

    Soupirs d’écumes

    Soupirs d’écumes

    02002HD

    The twilight and half-closed vision of the blinding bursts barely reveals fleeting and luminous unexpected phosphorescences, through and through the...

    Soupirs d’écumes
  • 2021
    An American gothic in London

    An American gothic in London

    An American gothic in London

    42021HD

    A painting of a couple talk to the viewers for a bit.

    An American gothic in London
  • 1997
    Six Boxes (Single Sequence)

    Six Boxes (Single Sequence)

    Six Boxes (Single Sequence)

    01997HD

    Video (color, sound) | Media and Performance

    Six Boxes (Single Sequence)
  • 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
  • 2022
    With Short-Lived Wings

    With Short-Lived Wings

    With Short-Lived Wings

    02022HD

    The Greek word for mayfly (its order in biological systematics) - ephemeroptera - can be split and translated as having short-lived wings. The oldest...

    With Short-Lived Wings
  • 2006
    Kaleidoskop-In 10 Minuten Licht

    Kaleidoskop-In 10 Minuten Licht

    Kaleidoskop-In 10 Minuten Licht

    02006HD

    Short movie from the German band "Das Ich". "Kaleidoskop" was filmed by Kevin Gross.

    Kaleidoskop-In 10 Minuten Licht
  • 2007
    Heineken

    Heineken

    Heineken

    02007HD

    Heineken is an abstraction based on an image from a six pack of beer. The extraction of color and transformation of the source image are...

    Heineken
  • 2014
    The House That Eye Live In

    The House That Eye Live In

    The House That Eye Live In

    42014HD

    Migrating by sea from Holland as an eight-year-old, Dirk de Bruyn went on to be a doyen of Australian experimental cinema. But as this intimate film...

    The House That Eye Live In
  • 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
  • 2026
    Watermelon.

    Watermelon.

    Watermelon.

    102026HD

    A regular grocery store watermelon seeks a higher ranking in the hierarchy of the universe.

    Watermelon.
  • 2024
    After James Benning's YouTube

    After James Benning's YouTube

    After James Benning's YouTube

    02024HD

    Divided into 26 parts, an attempt to remake James Benning's film, YouTube (2011) with similar internet footage after 13 years.

    After James Benning's YouTube