Ed Emshwiller Movies

  • 1968
    Project Apollo

    Project Apollo

    Project Apollo

    01968HD

    A film by Ed Emshwiller that surveys, without narration, the vast human and material resources committed to the U.S. space program. Uses recurring...

    Project Apollo
  • 1971
    Film with Three Dancers

    Film with Three Dancers

    Film with Three Dancers

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    In this spin-off from his original plan for Relativity (1966), Emshwiller continued with his desire to penetrate “space in a kind of flying...

    Film with Three Dancers
  • 1984
    Skin Matrix S

    Skin Matrix S

    Skin Matrix S

    01984HD

    Skin Matrix S is a short version of the piece Skin Matrix.

    Skin Matrix S
  • 1979
    Sunstone

    Sunstone

    Sunstone

    6.81979HD

    Experimental computer animation from pioneering artist Ed Emshwiller.

    Sunstone
  • 1972
    Computer Graphics #1

    Computer Graphics #1

    Computer Graphics #1

    01972HD

    The long version of the film titled in the short version "THERMOGENESIS"

    Computer Graphics #1
  • 1962
    The American Way

    The American Way

    The American Way

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    A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early...

    The American Way
  • 1966
    Art Scene USA

    Art Scene USA

    Art Scene USA

    01966HD

    A look at painting, sculpture and the dance in the United States today, as represented by works of many of its best-known artists - Andrew Wyeth,...

    Art Scene USA
  • 1958
    Big Vacation

    Big Vacation

    Big Vacation

    01958HD

    The third film by Ed Emshwiller

    Big Vacation
  • 1973
    Positive Negative Electronic Faces

    Positive Negative Electronic Faces

    Positive Negative Electronic Faces

    01973HD

    A collaboration between Ed Emshwiller and Anthony Bannon funded by a New York State Council on the Arts grant.

    Positive Negative Electronic Faces
  • 1966
    Oysters Are in Season

    Oysters Are in Season

    Oysters Are in Season

    01966HD

    Oysters Are in Season feautures the improvised humor of Swede Sorenson, Dean Preece and Molly Parkin as they play out sharply satiric situations....

    Oysters Are in Season
  • 1972
    Scape-Mates

    Scape-Mates

    Scape-Mates

    61972HD

    In one of his first experiments in video, Emshwiller creates an electronic landscape of both abstract and figurative elements, where colorized...

    Scape-Mates
  • 1964
    Scrambles

    Scrambles

    Scrambles

    01964HD

    This biker documentary was selected for screening at the 1964 Flaherty Film Seminar. Emshwiller described it as "a roaring picture of motorcyclists...

    Scrambles
  • 1963
    The Existentialist

    The Existentialist

    The Existentialist

    71963HD

    A delightful short film shot in reverse in which the main protagonist enjoys a day on the town.

    The Existentialist
  • 1973
    Pilobolus and Joan

    Pilobolus and Joan

    Pilobolus and Joan

    01973HD

    Pilobolus and Joan is a dance/narrative journey of transformation, a theatrical search for self and love based on Carol Emshwiller's story...

    Pilobolus and Joan
  • 1970
    Report

    Report

    Report

    01970HD

    Shot during the 1968/69 school year at University of California Berkeley, Report was created as part of Norman Jacobson’s experimental...

    Report
  • 1972
    Woe Oh Ho No

    Woe Oh Ho No

    Woe Oh Ho No

    01972HD

    A video film by Ed Emshwiller

    Woe Oh Ho No
  • 1963
    Thanatopsis

    Thanatopsis

    Thanatopsis

    6.21963HD

    Power saws and a heartbeat score this experimental light-and-color shot by Ed Emshwiller.

    Thanatopsis
  • 1973
    Identities

    Identities

    Identities

    01973HD

    A film made by Ed Emshwiller and Wantagh, New York high school students.

    Identities
  • 1976
    Family Focus

    Family Focus

    Family Focus

    01976HD

    Emshwiller terms Family Focus a "family self-portrait, a stylized autobiography," which takes the form of an intimate collage of home movies,...

    Family Focus
  • 1963
    Freedom March

    Freedom March

    Freedom March

    01963HD

    A short documentary by Ed Emshwiller of the March on Washington.

    Freedom March