Hollis Frampton Movies

  • 1976
    For Georgia O'Keeffe

    For Georgia O'Keeffe

    For Georgia O'Keeffe

    01976HD

    “An exquisite homage to O’Keeffe’s ‘Radiator Building, Night’.” –Mark Webber

    For Georgia O'Keeffe
  • 1969
    Inside Silo 11

    Inside Silo 11

    Inside Silo 11

    51969HD

    Upward shot from the ground perspective of a silo.

    Inside Silo 11
  • 1967
    Heterodyne

    Heterodyne

    Heterodyne

    51967HD

    “Geometric animation made entirely by sculptural methods: cutting, punching, welding colored leader. HETERODYNE is related to some of my other...

    Heterodyne
  • 1966
    Process Red

    Process Red

    Process Red

    4.91966HD

    An experimental short film by Hollis Frampton of contrasting colours.

    Process Red
  • 1977
    The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I

    The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I

    The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I

    41977HD

    Hollis Frampton alludes to origins and creation as he cuts between a garden featuring a bride and groom and an 1902 film entitled "A Little Piece of...

    The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I
  • 1966
    Information

    Information

    Information

    71966HD

    Frampton on Information: "Hypothetical 'first film' for a synthetic tradition constructed from scratch on reasonable principles, given: 1) camera; 2)...

    Information
  • 1971
    Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass

    Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass

    Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass

    5.91971HD

    A man and a woman have been living together for six months. After disappearing for two days, the man returns and acts as if nothing has happened,...

    Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass
  • 1972
    Apparatus Sum

    Apparatus Sum

    Apparatus Sum

    01972HD

    Frampton on Apparatus Sum: "A brief lyric film of death, which brings to equilibrium a single reactive image from a roomful of cadavers."

    Apparatus Sum
  • 1973
    Trees in the River, Kent OH

    Trees in the River, Kent OH

    Trees in the River, Kent OH

    51973HD

    Trees in the River, Kent OH
  • 1972
    Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter

    Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter

    Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter

    6.31972HD

    "A vision of a journey, during which the eye of the mind drives headlong through Salisbury Cloister (a monument to enclosure), Brooklyn Bridge (a...

    Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter
  • 1974
    Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit

    Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit

    Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit

    01974HD

    (Formerly titled "VERNAL EQUINOX," 5 minute excerpt of Part 1 on the Criterion disc) "...Frampton explores human movement in relation to the film...

    Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit
  • 1975
    Pas de Trois

    Pas de Trois

    Pas de Trois

    01975HD

    An analysis of film’s persistent relationship to sexuality, mediated by allusions to early cinema’s flicker, and other aggressive...

    Pas de Trois
  • 1967
    States

    States

    States

    01967HD

    "No, not the United etc. but the conditions, forms in which things exist. Somewhat abstracted, a solid, a liquid and a gas: salt, milk and smoke:...

    States
  • 1972
    Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects

    Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects

    Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects

    7.21972HD

    “The frame itself, which divides what is present to consciousness from what is absolutely elsewhere, is tempered here by the breath, tremor,...

    Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects
  • 1979
    Matrix [First Dream]

    Matrix [First Dream]

    Matrix [First Dream]

    4.51979HD

    A film of multiple superimpositions, utilizing the images of Solariumagelani (Summer Solstice, Autumnal Equinox, and Winter Solstice) (1974) overlaid...

    Matrix [First Dream]
  • 1972
    Yellow Springs (Magellan: Vanishing Point #1)

    Yellow Springs (Magellan: Vanishing Point #1)

    Yellow Springs (Magellan: Vanishing Point #1)

    01972HD

    “A portrait of the filmmaker, Paul Sharits, in particular response to energies he generated one May afternoon in 1971.” –Hollis...

    Yellow Springs (Magellan: Vanishing Point #1)
  • 1976
    The Green Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part II

    The Green Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part II

    The Green Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part II

    01976HD

    "In the final format for MAGELLAN, Frampton had planned to disassemble these two films into twenty-four 'encounters with death' that were to be shown...

    The Green Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part II
  • 1969
    Carrots & Peas

    Carrots & Peas

    Carrots & Peas

    4.41969HD

    An experimental short film which compares and contrasts the colors of carrots and peas.

    Carrots & Peas
  • 1974
    Noctiluca

    Noctiluca

    Noctiluca

    01974HD

    Otherwise known as Magellan's Toys #1. Hollis Frampton's "Noctiluca" was a film designed to be shown on the second day of the Magellan cycle, the...

    Noctiluca
  • 1976
    Procession

    Procession

    Procession

    01976HD

    The understandable fascination with Frampton's intellect can blind one to the frequent down-home dimension of his imagery. Here, in a most rigorously...

    Procession