Abstract Movies

Non-narrative film, highly manipulated: tape-over-frames, ink-tinted, bleached and drawn into. As a montage, abstractly and rhythmically intense....

An attempt to constitute a human / machine dialogue. It shows the filmmaker’s blood as seen / heard with the eyes / ears of the machine which...

An unnamed man peacefully sips cocktails at a nightclub. Simultaneously, an identical, unnamed man paints a self-portrait in an abandoned cabin in...

A young woman considers her relationship with her father

Abiogenesis within machinery. New life begins and strives - before being cut short.

Director River Roest sees Lil' Guys as an exploration of his love for animation, the exhaustion it can cause, and ultimately, the joy it brings. In...

The work is a video-poem, an exploration and reflection on the sense of vision as a tool to understand signifiers - but also and more importantly, as...

Bizarre abstract stop-motion animation questioning traditional values in a period of great social upheaval.

Short film by Jean-Philippe Desclandes and Genevieve Gauckler

A tactile, layered animation in paint improvised in response to Andrew Schultz’s work for bassoon and piano.

A sequence of hand-drawn experiments. Constants: visualist, technology, run time. Independent variables: musician, drawing materials, theme. ...

Channelling Lye and McLaren, de Bruyn continues his explorations of ‘direct-to-film’ inspired artwork barely contained within the frame.

An anxiety inducing exploration of juicy colors and crunchy textures driven by chaotic electronic music.

Short experimental film by Hy Hirsh. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with iotaCenter and National Film Preservation Foundation...

The screen is divided again and again until the picture arranged in ever changing strips bursts into whirring dynamic.

A nematic painting of sleep.

A young girl's odyssey intertwines with a luminescent guide, casting light on her path through life.

How heavy is an emotional relationship in TRANSit? Giving love? Losing love? Having, in my chest, not only a heart but also longing? That's why I...

An attempt at “total art” performed during the 2020 lockdown.

Abstract animation by Young-jae Shin