Abstract Movies

  • 2015
    cinéma concret

    cinéma concret

    cinéma concret

    6.52015HD

    Shadow presences gradually emerge in Japanese filmmaker Makino Takashi’s abstract cinema composed of layers upon layers of natural imagery that...

    cinéma concret
  • 2014
    TENSAI BANPAKU

    TENSAI BANPAKU

    TENSAI BANPAKU

    2.52014HD

    The mutating forms of Tensai Banpaku, or “Genius Expo” create a stunning abstract orchestra.

    TENSAI BANPAKU
  • 2015
    Marking Time

    Marking Time

    Marking Time

    72015HD

    "3D Video SBS (side by side) format. For viewing on 3D monitor or television" -Le Grice

    Marking Time
  • 2012
    La Costante di Archimede

    La Costante di Archimede

    La Costante di Archimede

    102012HD

    La Costante di Archimede
  • 2011
    White Light/White Heat

    White Light/White Heat

    White Light/White Heat

    82011HD

    A strong laserbeam is deflected by two mirrors oscillating at very high speeds. The human eye perceives a stable image as long as they move fast...

    White Light/White Heat
  • 2013
    #43.6

    #43.6

    #43.6

    62013HD

    In his film #43, Joost Rekveld observes what happens to a system that is destabilised by ‘creative' pixels, drawing inspiration from the set of...

    #43.6
  • 2013
    Barcode III.0

    Barcode III.0

    Barcode III.0

    62013HD

    A unique journey across a topography created entirely from a form of digital light and shadow—a bristling terrain of poles bending the light in...

    Barcode III.0
  • 2012
    The Extravagant Shadows

    The Extravagant Shadows

    The Extravagant Shadows

    52012HD

    Suggestion is the rock, and the physical evidence is the evanescent spray that breaks against the unseen. Transitive enharmonics of things touching...

    The Extravagant Shadows
  • 2012
    Heart String Marionette

    Heart String Marionette

    Heart String Marionette

    52012HD

    A tale about a kid, a samurai mime, and a stripper who all try to defeat a warlord and an evil clown who have successfully turned a countryside into...

    Heart String Marionette
  • 2009
    The Artifice

    The Artifice

    The Artifice

    102009HD

    An experimental visual piece delving into concepts like afterlife and existence in an abstract but accessible way.

    The Artifice
  • 2007
    Corpora Vilia

    Corpora Vilia

    Corpora Vilia

    102007HD

    An abstract and tense short exploring the inner and outer body via the use of various types of plants.

    Corpora Vilia
  • 2008
    Doors

    Doors

    Doors

    62008HD

    A short animation about identity.

    Doors
  • 2007
    Lost Utopia

    Lost Utopia

    Lost Utopia

    52007HD

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

    Lost Utopia
  • 2006
    Insomnia

    Insomnia

    Insomnia

    102006HD

    Short film about the inability to sleep, or to remain asleep throughout the night.

    Insomnia
  • 1959
    High Voltage

    High Voltage

    High Voltage

    51959HD

    High Voltage is constructed from footage James Whitney contributed to Belson for use in one of his Vortex concerts.

    High Voltage
  • 2005
    Trip!-Trap!

    Trip!-Trap!

    Trip!-Trap!

    22005HD

    In the darkness of a cave, one man who had never seen even his own figure found a hollow flooded with light. An expression of a chaotic world. This...

    Trip!-Trap!
  • 1938
    Ideas in Search of Light

    Ideas in Search of Light

    Ideas in Search of Light

    81938HD

    Black-and-white abstract animated short of light, shadows, and reflections by The Dodals (Karel Dodal (1900-1986) in collaboration with his wife,...

    Ideas in Search of Light
  • 1958
    Raga

    Raga

    Raga

    51958HD

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

    Raga
  • 2004
    1-39-C

    1-39-C

    1-39-C

    22004HD

    Polish avant-garde animation with changing colors and shapes that suggest birth followed by heavy distortion and building to a face in the swamp.

    1-39-C
  • 2003
    Allahu Akbar

    Allahu Akbar

    Allahu Akbar

    32003HD

    Rhythm and repetition plays an important role in the animated film Allahu Akbar by Usama Alshaibi. With this film, Alshaibi questions the...

    Allahu Akbar