Jeff Scher Movies

  • 1989
    Prisoners of Inertia

    Prisoners of Inertia

    Prisoners of Inertia

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    A romantic comedy of misadventure. Indecisive Manhattan newlyweds set out one Sunday on a journey to Hoboken, N.J.

    Prisoners of Inertia
  • 1997
    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    Whiplash

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    During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his...

    Whiplash
  • 2002
    The Artist in Me

    The Artist in Me

    The Artist in Me

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    A short documentary following 19-year-old Amanda Dunbar, who shares her thoughts on being an artist alongside a group of children in her art class....

    The Artist in Me
  • 2022
    Abstract

    Abstract

    Abstract

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    A Motion picture adaptation of the book. Also, my first film in French.

    Abstract
  • 2008
    Tulips

    Tulips

    Tulips

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    The kiss is particularly interesting to me, as it’s one of the best things we all get to do, yet almost everyone does it with their eyes closed.

    Tulips
  • 2003
    Spin Cycle

    Spin Cycle

    Spin Cycle

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    A short animation featuring a spinning slice of bread by Jeff Scher with music by Shay Lynch.

    Spin Cycle
  • 1997
    Trigger Happy

    Trigger Happy

    Trigger Happy

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    “Trigger Happy” was made with hundreds of objects found on the streets and sidewalks of New York. It began as an attempt to make an...

    Trigger Happy
  • 2020
    Crazy Walk

    Crazy Walk

    Crazy Walk

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    Jeff Scher's short animation, first released in 2020.

    Crazy Walk
  • 1976
    NYC

    NYC

    NYC

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    Scher made this in 1976 as a student at Bard College. He printed it to negative years later and liked the way it looked better than the now faded...

    NYC
  • 2018
    Eztli

    Eztli

    Eztli

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    The watercolor-painted animated short depicts an Ancient Aztec human sacrifice.

    Eztli
  • 2007
    White Out

    White Out

    White Out

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    In short, it's a film about winter. And to create it, Jeff Scher composed approximately 2,250 watercolor paintings on paper. Each one is elegant and...

    White Out
  • 1997
    Yours

    Yours

    Yours

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    An animated short film created by the artist Jeff Scher.

    Yours
  • 2013
    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

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    Jeff Scher's 2013 ode to underground public transport.

    Tunnel Vision
  • 2003
    While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

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    The fleeting inverted image of the landscape in the raindrops as they swell from drop to drip is an optical phenomenon, but to me it’s pure...

    While You Were Sleeping
  • 1985
    Area Striata

    Area Striata

    Area Striata

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    The film is a film of Japanese traditional fabric stencil in a non-repeating single frame pattern.

    Area Striata
  • 1998
    Bang Bang

    Bang Bang

    Bang Bang

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    Bang Bang was an experiment in animating positive and negative Rorschach-like bilaterally symmetrical ink blots. It is at heart a flicker film, ...

    Bang Bang
  • 2007
    L'Eau Life

    L'Eau Life

    L'Eau Life

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    L'Eau Life
  • 2021
    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret

    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret

    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret

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    The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is retold in song and animation.

    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret
  • 1991
    Warren

    Warren

    Warren

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    In Warren, Scher turns the table on his former teacher and mentor, creating an intimate dialogue between friends as well as a battle of directorial...

    Warren
  • 2022
    Nocturn

    Nocturn

    Nocturn

    02022HD

    Animated on a lampshade by Jeff Scher with music by Shay Lynch.

    Nocturn