Stan VanDerBeek Movies

  • 1966
    Poem Field No. 2

    Poem Field No. 2

    Poem Field No. 2

    81966HD

    To create his “Poemfields” (1965-71) series, VanDerBeek worked closely with computer scientist Ken Knowlton and the staff at Bell Labs....

    Poem Field No. 2
  • 1965
    The Birth of the American Flag

    The Birth of the American Flag

    The Birth of the American Flag

    01965HD

    The Birth of the American Flag
  • 1959
    Dance of the Looney Spoons

    Dance of the Looney Spoons

    Dance of the Looney Spoons

    01959HD

    An animated and live action fantasy, the loop de loops of ten spoons, forks and tableware ... a parable in the shape of a soup spoon ... conceived as...

    Dance of the Looney Spoons
  • 1967
    Poem Field No. 7

    Poem Field No. 7

    Poem Field No. 7

    01967HD

    "Calligraphic computer animation of the enigmatic poem 'There is no way to peace- Peace is the way.' Black and white animation is colored by Brown/...

    Poem Field No. 7
  • 1972
    Reality's Invisible

    Reality's Invisible

    Reality's Invisible

    5.91972HD

    Fulton made the film during his brief time at Harvard, where he had been invited to teach by Robert Gardner, his friend and collaborator (Fulton...

    Reality's Invisible
  • 1965
    The Human Face Is a Monument

    The Human Face Is a Monument

    The Human Face Is a Monument

    01965HD

    The Human Face Is a Monument
  • 1960
    Black and White, Day and Night

    Black and White, Day and Night

    Black and White, Day and Night

    01960HD

    A 'drawn' film, with images that are constantly changing, drawings of landscapes that keep escaping, traces of faces, everything is almost what it is...

    Black and White, Day and Night
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 8

    Poem Field No. 8

    Poem Field No. 8

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 8 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 8
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 6

    Poem Field No. 6

    Poem Field No. 6

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 6 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 6
  • 1965
    A Dam Rib Bed

    A Dam Rib Bed

    A Dam Rib Bed

    01965HD

    "A two screen Dream/Film/Farce/Sity about sleeps-two-sides-the Dream-Beast, animated trick photography combined into a knifed dream with a sexual...

    A Dam Rib Bed
  • 1967
    Panels for the Walls of the World

    Panels for the Walls of the World

    Panels for the Walls of the World

    01967HD

    A short by Stan Vanderbeek.

    Panels for the Walls of the World
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 4 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 4