Avant Garde Movies

  • 1990
    Protective Coloration

    Protective Coloration

    Protective Coloration

    01990HD

    This film is a succession of visual and aural "notes" generated by the patterns in animals' hides, which are arranged and re-edited into a complex...

    Protective Coloration
  • 1988
    Satrapy

    Satrapy

    Satrapy

    01988HD

    Rephotographed pornographic playing cards rhythmically intrude upon a piercing 5-beat score of different-sized black parallel lines, creating an...

    Satrapy
  • 1970
    Casual Workers

    Casual Workers

    Casual Workers

    01970HD

    An abstract perspective into two young South African workers in the heart of Johannesburg's industrial sector during Covid-19

    Casual Workers
  • 1989
    Self-Organization of Biological Systems

    Self-Organization of Biological Systems

    Self-Organization of Biological Systems

    01989HD

    The pantomime of two characters exchanging roles is accompanied by a three-layered phonogram, where sophisticated narrative text is interrupted by...

    Self-Organization of Biological Systems
  • 1969
    Max Ernst, Une Semaine de Bonte

    Max Ernst, Une Semaine de Bonte

    Max Ernst, Une Semaine de Bonte

    01969HD

    "This film was presented as part of my 1969 thesis on Max Ernst. It was a personal tribute where I filmed his collages, then intercut live footage I...

    Max Ernst, Une Semaine de Bonte
  • 1969
    Stairs, Tunnels and Mirrors

    Stairs, Tunnels and Mirrors

    Stairs, Tunnels and Mirrors

    01969HD

    "1969 period. In the beginning of this experimental film a figure in white ascends spiral staircases and escalators and moves away from the camera...

    Stairs, Tunnels and Mirrors
  • 1969
    Mouths and Masks

    Mouths and Masks

    Mouths and Masks

    01969HD

    "In this experimental film from 1969 the seeds are seen of my exploration of the mouth motif, which reached its full expression in the...

    Mouths and Masks
  • 1969
    Bride in the Bath

    Bride in the Bath

    Bride in the Bath

    01969HD

    "From the 1969 exhibition, Bride in the Bath is shown in its sculptural form – a life cast of a model's body lying back in a bath and draped in...

    Bride in the Bath
  • 1969
    1969 Exhibit

    1969 Exhibit

    1969 Exhibit

    01969HD

    "A film featuring my work as shown in my 1969 diploma exhibit at Chelsea College of Art. It explores my Mummy Case, then the series of works that are...

    1969 Exhibit
  • 1969
    Rhythm of Two Figures

    Rhythm of Two Figures

    Rhythm of Two Figures

    01969HD

    "This film was part of my thesis presentation at Chelsea College of Art in 1969. It expresses my interest in the human form and how two human forms...

    Rhythm of Two Figures
  • 1970
    Drink

    Drink

    Drink

    01970HD

    Film by Robert Todd

    Drink
  • 1970
    Common Mistakes

    Common Mistakes

    Common Mistakes

    01970HD

    Common Mistakes uses four synonyms for the word "mistake" (fallacy, error, accident, and blunder) to present a sample of widely held "truths" that...

    Common Mistakes
  • 2003
    Rheinmetall/Victoria 8

    Rheinmetall/Victoria 8

    Rheinmetall/Victoria 8

    02003HD

    An avant-garde meditation on obsolete technology. The film is of a 1930s Rheinmetall typewriter owned by the director. The film itself is projected...

    Rheinmetall/Victoria 8
  • 2003
    Play Dead: Real Time

    Play Dead: Real Time

    Play Dead: Real Time

    02003HD

    An avant-garde film presented as part of an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. From MoMA's catalog: "For the monumental installation Play Dead;...

    Play Dead: Real Time
  • 2002
    Racine - 1

    Racine - 1

    Racine - 1

    02002HD

    An experimental collage film pieced together from random bits of 16mm film strips.

    Racine - 1
  • 2000
    Esciue

    Esciue

    Esciue

    02000HD

    An avant-garde "experimental anthropological poem" from France.

    Esciue
  • 2002
    Vanessa

    Vanessa

    Vanessa

    02002HD

    Vanessa is based on the untimely death of Vanessa Jordan. A work about loss and Michelangelo.

    Vanessa
  • 2002
    Sportello Quattro

    Sportello Quattro

    Sportello Quattro

    02002HD

    Sportello Quattro, filmed during a residency at the American Academy in Rome, is about immigration, work and community among people of color in...

    Sportello Quattro
  • 1999
    Imported

    Imported

    Imported

    01999HD

    Imported (1999) is about three methods of ridding collard and kale greens of a pesky insect.

    Imported
  • 2003
    Aquarius

    Aquarius

    Aquarius

    02003HD

    Aquarius is a film about horoscopes and hope, and coping with everyday life.

    Aquarius