Abstract Movies

  • 2013
    Newspaper

    Newspaper

    Newspaper

    7.52013HD

    The English version of Yoshinao Satoh's previous film "Papers", an abstract animation assembled from newspapers.

    Newspaper
  • 1989
    Bottling

    Bottling

    Bottling

    01989HD

    A man comes home at night and is attacked by a bottle.

    Bottling
  • 2020
    The Stroke

    The Stroke

    The Stroke

    02020HD

    The Stroke is a hand-drawn animation film that reverses the roles of audio and visuals for a music video. Improvised on its very first viewing, the...

    The Stroke
  • 1958
    Raga

    Raga

    Raga

    6.51958HD

    A hand animated film that is a precursor for Belson’s later work

    Raga
  • 1953
    Mandala

    Mandala

    Mandala

    7.71953HD

    Scroll paintings prepared like film strips with successive images.

    Mandala
  • 2022
    Partially Obscured

    Partially Obscured

    Partially Obscured

    62022HD

    A film about creation itself, a rite of the sun and the surfaces illuminated by it. Light capturing and light summoning "in a primitive attempt to...

    Partially Obscured
  • 2019
    Fly Us To The Moons

    Fly Us To The Moons

    Fly Us To The Moons

    02019HD

    A swarm of forms, reminiscent of alien spaceships or mechanical bats suspended in space.

    Fly Us To The Moons
  • 1978
    By The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

    By The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

    By The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

    01978HD

    Short experimental animation.

    By The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak
  • 1959
    Odds & Ends

    Odds & Ends

    Odds & Ends

    7.31959HD

    Odds & Ends is a sly comment on the collage film and Beat culture. To discarded travel and advertising footage found at a local film laboratory,...

    Odds & Ends
  • 1989
    TV Buster

    TV Buster

    TV Buster

    01989HD

    A couple are watching television together. Over time, the shows become more bizarre: a news report about the arrest of two terrorists reveals they...

    TV Buster
  • 2007
    Lost Utopia

    Lost Utopia

    Lost Utopia

    52007HD

    The story of Adam and Eve with jazzy music. Short experimental animation without words.

    Lost Utopia
  • 2016
    Trans/Figure/Ground

    Trans/Figure/Ground

    Trans/Figure/Ground

    02016HD

    A film about uncanny valleys and the space between. Painted 16mm film undergoes a monstrous transformation becoming neither analog nor digital.

    Trans/Figure/Ground
  • 2025
    endo

    endo

    endo

    52025HD

    An abstract 3-ink risograph animation exploring endometriosis tissue acting as a parasite taking root in the body of its host. Produced as an ident...

    endo
  • 2023
    01

    01

    01

    02023HD

    A boy dreams about a girl who he is in love with.

    01
  • 2008
    AANAATT

    AANAATT

    AANAATT

    02008HD

    "An exciting experiment in the tradition of Oskar Fischinger (Komposition in Blau, 1935), Dwinell Grant (Composition No. 1, 1940) and Slavko...

    AANAATT
  • 2009
    Blend

    Blend

    Blend

    02009HD

    This short experiments with the flow of oil ink over the surface of the water. Mizue manipulated the ink by blowing with straws or stirring with...

    Blend
  • 2012
    Thinking Dot

    Thinking Dot

    Thinking Dot

    02012HD

    This work is a consideration of the vision expressed by "dot".

    Thinking Dot
  • 1974
    At the Academy

    At the Academy

    At the Academy

    51974HD

    A found-footage film made entirely from Academy leader, which is normally used to cue the start of films. The film was hand-printed on a home-made...

    At the Academy
  • 1975
    Zoopsie

    Zoopsie

    Zoopsie

    71975HD

    Bizarre abstract stop-motion animation questioning traditional values in a period of great social upheaval.

    Zoopsie
  • 1978
    Impasse

    Impasse

    Impasse

    01978HD

    A classic of abstract animation that follows a tiny red arrow's journey through a multitude of spirals of white and waterfalls of color. Directed by...

    Impasse