Lewis Klahr Movies

"I have been working with found materials since 1980. For me the process has been similar to nostalgia. In both experiences there is an overwhelming...

"I have been working with found materials since 1980. For me the process has been similar to nostalgia. In both experiences there is an overwhelming...

Lewis' first digital film from 2007, a precursor for his feature-length series Circumstantial Pleasures

A short animation film by Lewis Klahr.

"This a completed film that I took apart to create 2 other titles in Circumstantial Pleasures." - Lewis Klahr

Begun in 2015 and completed in 2022, Five Days Till Tomorrow evokes a timeless oneiric twilight, depicting a menagerie of fantasy comic book...

April Snow is a couplet juxtaposing two pop songs by The Shangri-Las and Bruce Springsteen

A short animation film by Lewis Klahr.

"I have been working with found materials since 1980. For me the process has been similar to nostalgia. In both experiences there is an overwhelming...

A personal love story of the artist’s life in New York City

"I have been working with found materials since 1980. For me the process has been similar to nostalgia. In both experiences there is an overwhelming...

Short film by Lewis Klahr.

"A recent film." - Lewis Klahr

Swollen Kisses (2019), Capitulations Promise (2020), Blue Sun (2020), Alcestis (2021), The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness (2020), Monogram (2019)

Directed by Lewis Klahr

Marietta' Lied is an animation set to Korngold's exquisite song from his opera Die Tode Stadt. The piece uses cutouts of German cabaret performers...

Klahr's City Film contemplates New York City rhythms, creating a tapestry of real and imagined street activities.

A short animation film by Lewis Klahr.

A short animation film by Lewis Klahr.

A short animation film by Lewis Klahr.