Abstract Movies

  • 1958
    Raga

    Raga

    Raga

    51958HD

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

    Raga
  • 1953
    Mandala

    Mandala

    Mandala

    71953HD

    Scroll paintings prepared like film strips with successive images.

    Mandala
  • 2024
    INFRASTRATA

    INFRASTRATA

    INFRASTRATA

    102024HD

    Amongst the contemplative static shots of decaying architecture weaves an abstract narrative unveiling the life-cycle of a higher perception, too...

    INFRASTRATA
  • 2012
    PXXXL

    PXXXL

    PXXXL

    02012HD

    Using century old technology, PXXXL creates digital glitch from analog process. It was animated directly on the celluloid without a camera, in a...

    PXXXL
  • 1990
    Anyway

    Anyway

    Anyway

    8.51990HD

    Rolling animated images of kaleidoscopic heads, skeletons and other absurdities. Abstact, surreal and darkly comic. This short was Run Wrake's (as...

    Anyway
  • 2002
    Spin

    Spin

    Spin

    02002HD

    An interactive flash animation from Dutch digital artist Han Hoogerbrugge.

    Spin
  • 1989
    Metrovision

    Metrovision

    Metrovision

    01989HD

    A subway passenger suffers from hallucinations and sees the metro that he has just boarded accelerate and gain speed quickly.

    Metrovision
  • 2024

    "Don't Scream Now"

    "Don't Scream Now"

    02024HD

    "We follow Detective Rodriguez on a case that will take him to new and abstract places and feelings"

  • 2016
    Claire

    Claire

    Claire

    102016HD

    Claire is composed of digital scans and blow-ups of a series of three ink-on-paper artworks created in 2012 by French-Spanish researcher, publisher...

    Claire
  • 2001
    Mushroom

    Mushroom

    Mushroom

    52001HD

    Ki-No-Ko is a surreal five-minute short film published on Art of Silent Hill, Lost Memories: The Art & Music of Silent Hill and The Silent Hill...

    Mushroom
  • 2024
    Phosphenes

    Phosphenes

    Phosphenes

    02024HD

    A nematic painting of sleep.

    Phosphenes
  • 1953
    Eneri

    Eneri

    Eneri

    01953HD

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

    Eneri
  • 2009
    The Artifice

    The Artifice

    The Artifice

    102009HD

    An experimental visual piece delving into concepts like afterlife and existence in an abstract but accessible way.

    The Artifice
  • 1979
    Two Space

    Two Space

    Two Space

    01979HD

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

    Two Space
  • 1984
    Garbage

    Garbage

    Garbage

    01984HD

    This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside.

    Garbage
  • 2000
    Scratch

    Scratch

    Scratch

    02000HD

    In Scratch both the animation and the soundtrack are abstract. The movie is a conversation of sounds and images. Soundtrack and animation are...

    Scratch
  • 2025
    A Flash of Memory

    A Flash of Memory

    A Flash of Memory

    02025HD

    Every time we recall a memory, we change it a bit and parts of other memories bleed through.

    A Flash of Memory
  • 2013
    humming, fast and slow

    humming, fast and slow

    humming, fast and slow

    02013HD

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

    humming, fast and slow
  • 2006
    Insomnia

    Insomnia

    Insomnia

    102006HD

    Short film about the inability to sleep, or to remain asleep throughout the night.

    Insomnia
  • 2002
    #23.3 Book of Mirrors

    #23.3 Book of Mirrors

    #23.3 Book of Mirrors

    62002HD

    #23.2 Book of Mirrors deals with the multiplication of light beams through mirrors and kaleidoscopes.

    #23.3 Book of Mirrors