Avant Garde Movies

  • 1990
    Glaze of Cathexis

    Glaze of Cathexis

    Glaze of Cathexis

    5.31990HD

    This hand-painted work is easily the most minutely detailed ever given to me to do, for it traces (as best I'm able) the hypnagogic after-effect of...

    Glaze of Cathexis
  • 2009
    Henry John and the Little Bug

    Henry John and the Little Bug

    Henry John and the Little Bug

    02009HD

    Dinner time in a remote home of a prairie family turns nightmarish when a band of blood spattered outlaws break through the front door in search of...

    Henry John and the Little Bug
  • 2024
    Maine Man

    Maine Man

    Maine Man

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    A loop of a guy in Maine hanging out in his room.

    Maine Man
  • 2011
    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

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    An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
  • 1970
    Dull Hope

    Dull Hope

    Dull Hope

    101970HD

    Suppressed memories reach a boiling point. An animated tale of longing. “The Experimental section saw Non Films’ Dull Hope scoop the...

    Dull Hope
  • 1971
    Rabbit's Moon

    Rabbit's Moon

    Rabbit's Moon

    6.21971HD

    A Japanese fairy tale meets commedia dell'Arte. All in white, the naïf Pierrot lies in a wood. Doo-wop music plays as he rises, stares about,...

    Rabbit's Moon
  • 1972
    The Morning Schedule

    The Morning Schedule

    The Morning Schedule

    5.71972HD

    Two college buddies try to understand a young woman's suicide through her Super-8 films and clips from their summer trips together.

    The Morning Schedule
  • 2020
    Light From the Tower

    Light From the Tower

    Light From the Tower

    6.22020HD

    A costume designer is sent to the Catskills for an interactive theatre piece set in the 1920s. When she arrives things seem dark, strange and off....

    Light From the Tower
  • 2011
    Dear God No!

    Dear God No!

    Dear God No!

    3.52011HD

    A gang of outlaw bikers pull a home invasion on a disgraced Anthropologist hiding a secret locked in his cabin basement.

    Dear God No!
  • 1988
    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    7.51988HD

    A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
  • 2023
    Black Box Investigations

    Black Box Investigations

    Black Box Investigations

    02023HD

    Cracking open the human-camera body.

    Black Box Investigations
  • 2021
    Mondo Hollywoodland

    Mondo Hollywoodland

    Mondo Hollywoodland

    6.12021HD

    Homage to the cult classic “Mondo Hollywood”, a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to...

    Mondo Hollywoodland
  • 1969
    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    The Midnight Party

    5.21969HD

    A short film where circus performers entertain children.

    The Midnight Party
  • 1980
    The Age of the Earth

    The Age of the Earth

    The Age of the Earth

    6.11980HD

    Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during...

    The Age of the Earth
  • 2024
    Preface to a History

    Preface to a History

    Preface to a History

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    A couple, Vlad and Sophy, navigate their relationship as well as their own struggles with mental health in the context of a highly connected,...

    Preface to a History
  • 1961
    The Weavers of Nishijin

    The Weavers of Nishijin

    The Weavers of Nishijin

    7.61961HD

    The Weavers of Nishijin captures the process of traditional textile manufacture in Nishijin.

    The Weavers of Nishijin
  • 2008
    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    5.82008HD

    Halloween, New York City, 1981 Live at The Palladium with Ray White, Steve Vai, Bobby Martin, Tommy Mars, Ed Mann, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops
  • 1957
    Nymphlight

    Nymphlight

    Nymphlight

    5.41957HD

    A short, avant-garde movie, starring twelve-year-old ballet student Gwen Thomas, Nymphlight is a lovely blend of fact and fiction, using Bryant Park...

    Nymphlight
  • 2013
    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    6.22013HD

    Frank Zappa: A Token of his Extreme is the 1974 television special recorded at Kcet in Hollywood that was produced by Zappa and aired only in France...

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
  • 1978
    Still Life

    Still Life

    Still Life

    6.71978HD

    A railway crossing guard and his wife live in a routine of total isolation and uneventfulness.

    Still Life