Abstract Movies

  • 1956
    No. 11: Mirror Animations

    No. 11: Mirror Animations

    No. 11: Mirror Animations

    5.8331956HD

    Cut up animation and collage technique by Harry Smith synchronized to the jazz of Thelonious Monk's Mysterioso.

    No. 11: Mirror Animations
  • 2008
    Doors

    Doors

    Doors

    62008HD

    A short animation about identity.

    Doors
  • 1994
    Save Me

    Save Me

    Save Me

    01994HD

    A mixed media experimental animated film that generates a fragmented view of the world through the partial disclosure of a fantastic event....

    Save Me
  • 1970
    Data Death

    Data Death

    Data Death

    01970HD

    A computer program named A.D.O.M tries to create a living being that will help to release both of them from their void. This film was created...

    Data Death
  • 1976
    Window

    Window

    Window

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    "This is taking a Super 8mm camera around with me wherever I go and I'm very interested in windows at this time of travel, and I'm trying to make a...

    Window
  • 2018
    Aérobie

    Aérobie

    Aérobie

    02018HD

    With a rushing smear, a cyclist begins his race.

    Aérobie
  • 1999
    Bloodlust

    Bloodlust

    Bloodlust

    7.31999HD

    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...

    Bloodlust
  • 1938
    Ideas in Search of Light

    Ideas in Search of Light

    Ideas in Search of Light

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    Black-and-white abstract animated short of light, shadows, and reflections by The Dodals (Karel Dodal (1900-1986) in collaboration with his wife,...

    Ideas in Search of Light
  • 2021
    everyday star

    everyday star

    everyday star

    02021HD

    Everyday states of being and decay are observed through the infinite scope of the cosmos and the restorative light which emanates from it, driving...

    everyday star
  • 2007
    Sketch Film #4

    Sketch Film #4

    Sketch Film #4

    02007HD

    The fourth film in the series, for which I focused on colors and shapes. It was shot on Kodachrome, all edited in camera, and processed at...

    Sketch Film #4
  • 1997
    Don't You Wish You Were Here?

    Don't You Wish You Were Here?

    Don't You Wish You Were Here?

    01997HD

    The very first film in which Maya Yonesho tried to show her thoughts. Even just circles may be able to show emotions as a person in animation. The...

    Don't You Wish You Were Here?
  • 2021
    Recurring Phrases

    Recurring Phrases

    Recurring Phrases

    62021HD

    A film about endless processes. Images reappearing. New sentences being written.

    Recurring Phrases
  • 2007
    Sketch Film #5

    Sketch Film #5

    Sketch Film #5

    02007HD

    Sketch Film #5 (Tomonari Nishikawa, 2007, 3 min., super 8, silent, 18/24fps, b&w, USA) This is the last film in the series. I shot at the site of...

    Sketch Film #5
  • 2025
    Lil' Guys

    Lil' Guys

    Lil' Guys

    02025HD

    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...

    Lil' Guys
  • 2007
    Corpora Vilia

    Corpora Vilia

    Corpora Vilia

    102007HD

    An abstract and tense short exploring the inner and outer body via the use of various types of plants.

    Corpora Vilia
  • 2012
    Thinking Dot

    Thinking Dot

    Thinking Dot

    02012HD

    This work is a consideration of the vision expressed by "dot".

    Thinking Dot
  • 2021
    Bird on the 27th Floor

    Bird on the 27th Floor

    Bird on the 27th Floor

    02021HD

    Gogu’s feelings living with his parents for the past 28 years and still being a (fat) jobless filmmaker.

    Bird on the 27th Floor
  • 1937
    Escape (Synchronomy No. 4)

    Escape (Synchronomy No. 4)

    Escape (Synchronomy No. 4)

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    To the toccata portion of Bach's "Toccata and fugue in D minor," we watch a play of sorts. Blue smoke forms a background; a grid of black lines is...

    Escape (Synchronomy No. 4)
  • 2001
    Mind Your Own Business

    Mind Your Own Business

    Mind Your Own Business

    02001HD

    Abstract animation by Young-jae Shin

    Mind Your Own Business
  • 2019
    Deep Blue And Dirty

    Deep Blue And Dirty

    Deep Blue And Dirty

    02019HD

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

    Deep Blue And Dirty