Walter Ungerer Movies

  • 1999
    Kingsbury Beach

    Kingsbury Beach

    Kingsbury Beach

    01999HD

    Digital stills and video footage of a child on a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, are manipulated and obscured to create a nostalgic atmosphere of...

    Kingsbury Beach
  • 1969
    Introduction to Oobieland

    Introduction to Oobieland

    Introduction to Oobieland

    01969HD

    Using hand-painted film, animation and an inventive soundtrack, INTRODUCTION TO OOBIELAND is an exploration of gateways: a repeated series of...

    Introduction to Oobieland
  • 2008
    The Bird Feeders

    The Bird Feeders

    The Bird Feeders

    02008HD

    A woman and a man, both no longer young of age, follow basic routines in their home. Outside at the birdfeeders, birds follow basic routines. As the...

    The Bird Feeders
  • 2012
    Parva sed apta mihi

    Parva sed apta mihi

    Parva sed apta mihi

    02012HD

    This work is an exploration of digital still camera motion clips I recorded while visiting the downtown art district of Los Angeles. In retrospect...

    Parva sed apta mihi
  • 2008
    Epitaph

    Epitaph

    Epitaph

    02008HD

    Meditations on human destruction composed at land's end.

    Epitaph
  • 1993
    6 X 6

    6 X 6

    6 X 6

    01993HD

    The film is an improvised story about a young man who meets a young woman in a public place. He attempts to establish a friendship. This situation is...

    6 X 6
  • 1979
    The House Without Steps

    The House Without Steps

    The House Without Steps

    01979HD

    A sensuous woman, an angry artist, a mysterious puppet maker, suspicious townspeople, mischievous kids; these are the characters in the film.

    The House Without Steps
  • 1976
    The Animal

    The Animal

    The Animal

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    A man meets a woman at a deserted railroad station somewhere in northern New England. It is the middle of winter; snow is falling. The two drive to a...

    The Animal
  • 2002
    Untitled 2.1.2

    Untitled 2.1.2

    Untitled 2.1.2

    02002HD

    UNTITLED 2.1.2 uses abstract, hardly recognizable shapes and colors to create a person's emotions as they experience tension and chaos.

    Untitled 2.1.2
  • 2011
    All the Days of the Year

    All the Days of the Year

    All the Days of the Year

    02011HD

    A daily record of one year at Mount Battie, Maine. It is a record of the seasons, the changing light from dawn to evening, sunrise and sunset; the...

    All the Days of the Year
  • 2013
    Green Eye

    Green Eye

    Green Eye

    02013HD

    How the universe evolved, and how humans developed are questions that arise with our awareness of life on the planet. There seems always to be much...

    Green Eye
  • 1966
    Meet Me, Jesus

    Meet Me, Jesus

    Meet Me, Jesus

    01966HD

    The theme is apparently the birth and growth of civilization, its ultimate destruction and rebirth; however, MEET ME, JESUS is actually about loss:...

    Meet Me, Jesus
  • 1970
    A Lion’s Tale

    A Lion’s Tale

    A Lion’s Tale

    01970HD

    A film about a daydreaming young man in pursuit of the elusive woman of his dreams, where the dreamer is continually thwarted by the intrusion of the...

    A Lion’s Tale
  • 2007
    Such as It Is

    Such as It Is

    Such as It Is

    02007HD

    It is a film in four parts: underground, city, rural countryside, fog and ocean. Though the parts are separate, they are bound by the film; as earth,...

    Such as It Is
  • 2002
    The Awakening

    The Awakening

    The Awakening

    02002HD

    The film parallels the short treatise The Awakening of Faith by Asvaghosha which provides a comprehensive summary of the essentials of Mahayana...

    The Awakening
  • 2009
    Blue Parrot

    Blue Parrot

    Blue Parrot

    02009HD

    Abstract contemporary sculptures at a museum, male and female mannequins at a downtown mall, the Venice Beach and Santa Monica Promenades with their...

    Blue Parrot
  • 2009
    THE SALT SHAKER AND THE MOON

    THE SALT SHAKER AND THE MOON

    THE SALT SHAKER AND THE MOON

    02009HD

    The film is an observation of activities in Maine. One Town, Portland is celebrating "First Friday Art Walk" where people go to the museum and art...

    THE SALT SHAKER AND THE MOON
  • 1970
    QUEUE

    QUEUE

    QUEUE

    01970HD

    Though birds and people appear to have some similar qualities; affection, caring, tolerance, aggressiveness, belligerence, combativeness; in the...

    QUEUE
  • 2012
    Clouds

    Clouds

    Clouds

    02012HD

    The film explores the different shapes and colors of clouds. It probes the space clouds occupy. Through the use of haunting ethereal sounds and...

    Clouds
  • 1995
    A Warm Day Comes After A Cold Winter

    A Warm Day Comes After A Cold Winter

    A Warm Day Comes After A Cold Winter

    01995HD

    Walter Ungerer's A Warm Day Comes After A Cold Winter is among a series of experimental films the filmmaker created in the 90s that utilize computer...

    A Warm Day Comes After A Cold Winter