Abstract Movies

  • 2022
    The Quietest Hour

    The Quietest Hour

    The Quietest Hour

    02022HD

    Thomas, 70, looks back on the last evening he and his lost friend Mari spent together. An evening in which they drink wine, dine, listen to piano...

    The Quietest Hour
  • 1952
    Color Cry

    Color Cry

    Color Cry

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    In 1944 Lye moved to New York City, initially to direct for the documentary newsreel The March of Time. He settled in the West Village, where he...

    Color Cry
  • 2022
    MASK

    MASK

    MASK

    02022HD

    MASK is a short film from Escape the Wolf Productions

    MASK
  • 2025
    the birth of the journey before death.

    the birth of the journey before death.

    the birth of the journey before death.

    02025HD

    The journey before the inevitable, the clock starts ticking, life begins and ends.

    the birth of the journey before death.
  • 2021
    Time in a Grain of Sand

    Time in a Grain of Sand

    Time in a Grain of Sand

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    An expression of time and memories.

    Time in a Grain of Sand
  • 2024
    6EQUJ5

    6EQUJ5

    6EQUJ5

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    An abstract short film about an alien invasion.

    6EQUJ5
  • 2024
    the last day i can no longer remember.

    the last day i can no longer remember.

    the last day i can no longer remember.

    102024HD

    An abstract, experimental, personal reappraisal of experiences and crises - the project was the result of an experiment.

    the last day i can no longer remember.
  • 2024
    Mildew

    Mildew

    Mildew

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    'Elise' comes to terms with a 'being' that possesses their house, discovering and accepting why they have allowed this presence to linger while...

    Mildew
  • 1980
    Swiss Army Knife with Rats and Pigeons

    Swiss Army Knife with Rats and Pigeons

    Swiss Army Knife with Rats and Pigeons

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    Utilising an apparently new-found obsession with the colour red and reinvigorating some of the circular imagery of A Man and His Dog Out for Air and...

    Swiss Army Knife with Rats and Pigeons
  • 2002
    Spin

    Spin

    Spin

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    An interactive flash animation from Dutch digital artist Han Hoogerbrugge.

    Spin
  • 1979
    Two Space

    Two Space

    Two Space

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    Two Space systematically explores symmetries used by Islamic artists to create abstract temple decorations. The two dimensional patterns, like the...

    Two Space
  • 2014
    The Screen Tests of Cosmotropia de Xam

    The Screen Tests of Cosmotropia de Xam

    The Screen Tests of Cosmotropia de Xam

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    THE SCREEN TESTS OF COSMOTROPIA DE XAM A collection of 12 screen tests from all over the world, based on a direction sheet of Cosmotropia de Xam. ...

    The Screen Tests of Cosmotropia de Xam
  • 1973
    Landscape

    Landscape

    Landscape

    01973HD

    Chicago streets.

    Landscape
  • 2023
    The Coronating

    The Coronating

    The Coronating

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    A knight has second thoughts before the coronation of a new king.

    The Coronating
  • 2005
    8.1

    8.1

    8.1

    02005HD

    An abstract film on the music 'Unfinished' 8th Symphony, part 1, by Franz Schubert by Oerd van Cuijlenborg

    8.1
  • 1958
    Raga

    Raga

    Raga

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    A hand animated film that is a precursor for Belson’s later work

    Raga
  • 1980
    Aquarelles

    Aquarelles

    Aquarelles

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    Computer imagery dances before a techno soundtrack.

    Aquarelles
  • 1965
    Early Abstractions

    Early Abstractions

    Early Abstractions

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    Early Abstractions is a collection of seven short animated films created by Harry Everett Smith between 1939 and 1956. Each film is between two and...

    Early Abstractions
  • 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
  • 1959
    High Voltage

    High Voltage

    High Voltage

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    High Voltage is constructed from footage James Whitney contributed to Belson for use in one of his Vortex concerts.

    High Voltage