Avant Garde Movies
- 1996
Prelude 14
Prelude 145.81996HD
Prelude 14 begins in deep brilliant red which darkens into deeper reds and lavender shapes, disrupted by a variety of colors settling into browns and...
- 2015
A Man from Manchuria
A Man from Manchuria3.52015HD
The story tracks the unhealthy and abusive relationship between an unnamed man and his wife in the days following his return to north eastern...
- 1996
Prelude 10
Prelude 1061996HD
Prelude 10 is a double-printed film with an extreme mixture of darks shot thru with jewel-like bursts of color, and very white bursts of light and...
- 2024
3-D
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3-D is a hand-painted experimental short film by Riley Hogan. Acrylic paint, ink and scratching were used to animate on clear Super 8mm film leader.
- 1966
Galaxie
Galaxie01966HD
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....
- 2022
The Beginner's Guide to Spinning in Loops
The Beginner's Guide to Spinning in Loops02022HD
From June 2021 to June 2022, Justin "Jastun" Bland records whatever that is in front of him. He presents an abstract montage of collected videos...
- 2021
Man Under Table
Man Under Table02021HD
In an anachronistic dystopian landscape, a beleaguered young man attempts to navigate his way through the indie film scene in LA.
- 2021
Pussy Trash
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Pussy Trash is an ex dancer now invalid that lives with "Grandpa" in their poor home. After finding a video of his youth he will try to find a way to...
- 1985
Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?
Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?7.71985HD
Frank Zappa and his band in a digitally recorded live performance at "The Pier" in New York, NY on August 26, 1984.
- 1962
Justice
Justice81962HD
A man and a woman quarrel in the street. Others take sides, and a brawl begins. The police finally intervene and justice is carried out in a manner...
- 2023
Third Shift Coming Home
Third Shift Coming Home02023HD
This audio-visual tone poem uses the language of filmmaking to offer a first-hand evocation of the turbulent psychological effects one can experience...
- 1983
Dog's Night Song
Dog's Night Song6.21983HD
A priest arrives in a village and give advice and comfort to different people. He meets a wheelchair-bound former representative of the Communist...
- 2004
Hokus Fokus
Hokus Fokus02004HD
A filmmaker gets lost in a world of his own creation, literally. He is plotted against by his outer demons, searches for his lost sex scene and...
- 1965
Melting
Melting51965HD
Melting shows the natural monostructural disintegration of a strawberry sundae, its passage from rigidity to softness, from edibility to waste. The...
- 1967
Bliss
Bliss7.51967HD
The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical...
- 1976
Expiration
Expiration01976HD
Short experimental film.
- 1988
Put More Blood Into the Music
Put More Blood Into the Music71988HD
PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of...
- 2025
Untitled Mockumentary Comedy
Untitled Mockumentary Comedy02025HD
Three student filmmakers set out to capture each other's inner life struggles in an avant-garde documentary, but as the lens turns inward and time...
- 2024
Samudra
Samudra02024HD
A man wanders an oceanic dreamscape in search of a woman from his past.
- 2023
Katakumby
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