Tom Chomont Movies

  • 1968
    Epilog/Siam

    Epilog/Siam

    Epilog/Siam

    01968HD

    Two portraits paired, one warm, one cold.

    Epilog/Siam
  • 1969
    The Cat Lady

    The Cat Lady

    The Cat Lady

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    “A portrait of Carla Liss, evoking the atmosphere of the old horror films we both loved.”

    The Cat Lady
  • 1970
    Wizard of Light

    Wizard of Light

    Wizard of Light

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    First part of a trilogy.

    Wizard of Light
  • 1967
    The Mirror Garden

    The Mirror Garden

    The Mirror Garden

    01967HD

    A romantic and lyric study of a young friend and readings he encouraged, especially Mallarmé.

    The Mirror Garden
  • 1977
    Space Time Studies

    Space Time Studies

    Space Time Studies

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    "De eevwigheid duurt een oogwenk./ De ti jd duurt maar door." – A. Roland Holet. "This film is in several short sections. Most are set in a...

    Space Time Studies
  • 1970
    Head Shot

    Head Shot

    Head Shot

    01970HD

    Made in 1998. Short experimental film.

    Head Shot
  • 1968
    Phases of the Moon: The Parapsychology of Everyday Life

    Phases of the Moon: The Parapsychology of Everyday Life

    Phases of the Moon: The Parapsychology of Everyday Life

    01968HD

    “I usually avoid the term ‘film poem,’ because it was overused in the ‘40s and ‘50s. But somehow it fits Phases of The...

    Phases of the Moon: The Parapsychology of Everyday Life
  • 2003
    Early Monthly Segments

    Early Monthly Segments

    Early Monthly Segments

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    Filmed when Beavers was 18–19, this self-portrait depicts him and Gregory J. Markopoulos in their Swiss apartment. A diary of domestic life, it...

    Early Monthly Segments
  • 1969
    Ophelia

    Ophelia

    Ophelia

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    A portrait inspired by reading about John Millais' painting Ophelia.

    Ophelia
  • 1998
    Twilight

    Twilight

    Twilight

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    Video Art by Tom Chomont

    Twilight
  • 1966
    Anthony

    Anthony

    Anthony

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    "The first experimental films I saw were mostly trance films or reactions to trance films. [My] first films, like Anthony (1966), are rather like...

    Anthony
  • 1970
    Portret

    Portret

    Portret

    01970HD

    A portrait of Eric de Kuyper.

    Portret
  • 1967
    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    Spiracle

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    Portrait studies of Mrs. Hodges, Gail Beavers (the filmmaker’s sister) and Gregory J. Markopoulos.

    Spiracle
  • 1966
    Mona Lysa

    Mona Lysa

    Mona Lysa

    01966HD

    Whimsical variations suggested by the minute cracks in a print of Leonardo's famous portrait.

    Mona Lysa
  • 1978
    Earth

    Earth

    Earth

    01978HD

    Flashing lights illuminate black faces and dark eyes, oscillating between darkness and inverted lightness.

    Earth
  • 1970
    Penguin Pool

    Penguin Pool

    Penguin Pool

    01970HD

    Echoes in time of a lost moment.

    Penguin Pool
  • 1971
    Love Objects

    Love Objects

    Love Objects

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    A portrait of polymorphous lovers that references the Medieval parable of Les Noces du Roi et Reine and the marriage of opposites... dichotomy...

    Love Objects
  • 1972
    Research

    Research

    Research

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    A film by Tom Chomont

    Research
  • 1984
    Razor Head

    Razor Head

    Razor Head

    01984HD

    One man shaves another in this highly charged erotic performance.

    Razor Head
  • 1970
    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    01970HD

    Made in 1994 with Clark Coleman. Short experimental film.

    A Faustian Knot