Ed Emshwiller Movies

  • 1958
    Big Vacation

    Big Vacation

    Big Vacation

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    The third film by Ed Emshwiller

    Big Vacation
  • 1963
    Thanatopsis

    Thanatopsis

    Thanatopsis

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

    Thanatopsis
  • 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
  • 1972
    Thermogenesis

    Thermogenesis

    Thermogenesis

    01972HD

    "A film version of a videotape. In it my drawings are animated and colorized by using computers. Walter Wright and Richard Froeman were on the...

    Thermogenesis
  • 1958
    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller

    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller

    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller

    81958HD

    The first film by Ed Emswhiller

    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller
  • 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
  • 1974
    Crossings and Meetings

    Crossings and Meetings

    Crossings and Meetings

    01974HD

    A lone man walking across the video screen is the starting point for this dynamic formal exercise. This image and its accompanying sound are...

    Crossings and Meetings
  • 1984
    Skin Matrix

    Skin Matrix

    Skin Matrix

    01984HD

    Emshwiller writes that the visually complex and densely textured Skin Matrix is a "video tapestry... a layering of different manifestations of...

    Skin Matrix
  • 1976
    Self-Trio

    Self-Trio

    Self-Trio

    01976HD

    Choreographic dance video created in 1976 by Ed Emshwiller.

    Self-Trio
  • 1978
    Dubs

    Dubs

    Dubs

    01978HD

    Dubs is a somewhat abstract, experimental video without a clearly defined plot. It focusses mostly on the relationships between men and women and the...

    Dubs
  • 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
  • 1973
    Identities

    Identities

    Identities

    01973HD

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

    Identities
  • 1959
    Transformation

    Transformation

    Transformation

    01959HD

    The pointillist score accompanies changing line, form, and color to create an animated film painting, achieved through the exploration of spontaneous...

    Transformation
  • 1963
    Freedom March

    Freedom March

    Freedom March

    01963HD

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

    Freedom March
  • 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
    Branches

    Branches

    Branches

    01970HD

    Featuring Bill Weidner and Connie Brady, BRANCHES was made in a filmmaking workshop at Cornell University during the summer of 1970. The film was...

    Branches
  • 1965
    Faces of America

    Faces of America

    Faces of America

    01965HD

    An impressionistic portrait of America's diversity

    Faces of America
  • 1968
    Project Apollo

    Project Apollo

    Project Apollo

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    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
  • 1958
    Monsters

    Monsters

    Monsters

    01958HD

    The Second film by Ed Emshwiller

    Monsters
  • 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