Experimental Movies

  • 1981
    Tempest

    Tempest

    Tempest

    01981HD

    Abstract video art created in 1981. Music by Vibeke Sorensen and Walter Michael. Abstract video art created in 1981 at EUE Video in NYC.

    Tempest
  • 2023
    The Other Side

    The Other Side

    The Other Side

    02023HD

    A silent short. Water, footsteps, darkness and light. Shot and edited entirely on a phone in a single day.

    The Other Side
  • 2024
    Lugar de Nadie

    Lugar de Nadie

    Lugar de Nadie

    02024HD

    Lugar de Nadie
  • 1970
    Dancing Plague

    Dancing Plague

    Dancing Plague

    01970HD

    Dancing Plague, a GTA V mod, flips the script. Holding H key forces male NPCs to dance uncontrollably, revealing the game's biased animations where...

    Dancing Plague
  • 2018
    Scenes from a Ferry

    Scenes from a Ferry

    Scenes from a Ferry

    02018HD

    A partially improvised and experimental choreographic installation performed by Alexander Ekman and dancers from the Royal Swedish Ballet. Based on...

    Scenes from a Ferry
  • 2000
    Sklizeň

    Sklizeň

    Sklizeň

    02000HD

    Sklizeň
  • 2016
    Belladonna

    Belladonna

    Belladonna

    02016HD

    In the toxic fog of endless sunshine and Hollywood hooligans, Los Angeles has always been the melting pot of society. In a city filled with mental...

    Belladonna
  • 1962
    A WOMAN DISTRESSED

    A WOMAN DISTRESSED

    A WOMAN DISTRESSED

    01962HD

    An 1962 Avant-Garde Comedy by George Kuchar.

    A WOMAN DISTRESSED
  • 2024
    Passing Clouds

    Passing Clouds

    Passing Clouds

    02024HD

    In rural Scotland, a flock of sheep is sheared to survive the summer while a shepherd finds protection during the winter thanks to the wool. Are the...

    Passing Clouds
  • 2024
    Mascarade: Origin Story

    Mascarade: Origin Story

    Mascarade: Origin Story

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    The movie unfolds the chapters of Aïsha's life. From her upbringing as a young Haitian girl in Montreal-Nord to her journeys in Brazil, the film...

    Mascarade: Origin Story
  • 1996
    Night Stream

    Night Stream

    Night Stream

    61996HD

    Night Stream, a short experimental film about rebirth and fertility, succinctly evokes the flow of tension and trance within the dream state.

    Night Stream
  • 2013
    Rite of Spring

    Rite of Spring

    Rite of Spring

    02013HD

    Black-and-white film projections by Bill Morrison, using archival footage of frigid Arctic scenes.

    Rite of Spring
  • 2023
    Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck

    02023HD

    Flashing lights explode across an apartment as images of a naked woman in bed flicker in and out. Light paintings and projections illuminate a space...

    Thunderstruck
  • 2025
    Photosynthesis part 1

    Photosynthesis part 1

    Photosynthesis part 1

    02025HD

    Double projection with two 16mm projectors. The images begin with two parallel screens. They consist of fragments of light flashing like bursts in...

    Photosynthesis part 1
  • 2023
    Feet in Water, Head on Fire

    Feet in Water, Head on Fire

    Feet in Water, Head on Fire

    02023HD

    Date palms imported and cultivated decades ago flourish in the Coachella Valley in Southern California. A cacophony of voices from across generations...

    Feet in Water, Head on Fire
  • 2019
    Orbit

    Orbit

    Orbit

    02019HD

    The sun’s energy circulates throughout the earth, feeding the cycle of life. Everything is connected in a natural loop, which repeats, like the...

    Orbit
  • 1953
    Eneri

    Eneri

    Eneri

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

    Eneri
  • 1991
    Secret Joy of Falling Angels

    Secret Joy of Falling Angels

    Secret Joy of Falling Angels

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    A re-telling of the annunciation story which blurs the sacred and the profane. The film combines many different optical film techniques with an...

    Secret Joy of Falling Angels
  • 2025
    Copy/Paste

    Copy/Paste

    Copy/Paste

    02025HD

    A man contemplates whether or not it is possible to do something unique.

    Copy/Paste
  • 2023
    Delírio Primaveril

    Delírio Primaveril

    Delírio Primaveril

    02023HD

    Delírio Primaveril