Avant Garde Movies

  • 1980
    Carabosse

    Carabosse

    Carabosse

    51980HD

    Animation, also of a new order in the recent series of short works. Mostly on black space, the figures in blue perform a very compact and jewel-like...

    Carabosse
  • 1926
    Five Minutes of Pure Cinema

    Five Minutes of Pure Cinema

    Five Minutes of Pure Cinema

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    Avant-garde short focused on the pure elements of film like form, visual composition, and rhythm.

    Five Minutes of Pure Cinema
  • 1983
    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    Winter Light

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    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
  • 2023
    The Debacle of Mr. Eastward

    The Debacle of Mr. Eastward

    The Debacle of Mr. Eastward

    102023HD

    Weston Eastward, owner of a small delivery service, hires Garrett Britches to deliver packages to unusual clients, whom lead Garret to a dark secret.

    The Debacle of Mr. Eastward
  • 2025
    Six Unkind Silences

    Six Unkind Silences

    Six Unkind Silences

    02025HD

    A Landscape documentary about the silent voids the living inhabit after everyone they love has gone.

    Six Unkind Silences
  • 2022
    Empty City

    Empty City

    Empty City

    02022HD

    Presenting a woman, a female statue, a breathing tree, and a fish out of water, an unorthodox love story unfolds with the growth of limbs and...

    Empty City
  • 1969
    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

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    A short film where circus performers entertain children.

    The Midnight Party
  • 2020
    Butterfly 360°

    Butterfly 360°

    Butterfly 360°

    102020HD

    The 360° project tells the story of a peaceful environment featuring a rare case phenomena where a swarm of butterflies is nurturing itself by...

    Butterfly 360°
  • 2026
    The Plutonian Prophecy: Preface

    The Plutonian Prophecy: Preface

    The Plutonian Prophecy: Preface

    02026HD

    In this vertical short-form video, a strange fortune teller comes with a message for a specific collective.

    The Plutonian Prophecy: Preface
  • 2023
    Black Box Investigations

    Black Box Investigations

    Black Box Investigations

    02023HD

    Cracking open the human-camera body.

    Black Box Investigations
  • 2017
    Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Tokyo

    02017HD

    A short film spelling Tokyo in hiragana.

    Tokyo
  • 2014
    I W I

    I W I

    I W I

    62014HD

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

    I W I
  • 2022
    Reverie

    Reverie

    Reverie

    02022HD

    An experimental portrayal of being adrift in a daydream.

    Reverie
  • 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
  • 1964
    Go! Go! Go!

    Go! Go! Go!

    Go! Go! Go!

    6.21964HD

    Various forms of everyday motion in and around a city are shown at rapid speed.

    Go! Go! Go!
  • 1962
    A Woman Distressed

    A Woman Distressed

    A Woman Distressed

    91962HD

    An 1962 Avant-Garde Comedy by George Kuchar.

    A Woman Distressed
  • 2005
    Poet's Dream

    Poet's Dream

    Poet's Dream

    02005HD

    The poet's dreams a maiden's bubbles through edifices of forest and eclectic contagion.

    Poet's Dream
  • 1995
    Your Absence

    Your Absence

    Your Absence

    01995HD

    A video poem concerned with race and gender issues. Images from monuments in Ottawa, locations and activities around Parliament - Canada Day, Gay...

    Your Absence
  • 2018
    The Darkening Veil

    The Darkening Veil

    The Darkening Veil

    02018HD

    A meditative journey through an ancient and desolate land enveloped in an ever darkening mist.

    The Darkening Veil
  • 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