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Pearls of the Deep
6.7

Pearls of the Deep

Jan. 07, 1966

Pearls of the Deep

A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the ...
Emotion
6.7

Emotion

Jan. 01, 1966

Emotion

Experimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream, of a young girl named Emi. Emi travels to the city where she ...
Secret Goldfish
6.8

Secret Goldfish

Oct. 04, 2016

Secret Goldfish

Shot on 16mm, as part of the commercial shorts collection for the 53th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Release: Secret Goldfish 2016) webrip ...
Luz
5.5

Luz

Mar. 21, 2019

Luz

A rainy night. Dazed and numb, Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. In a nightspot, ...
December Hide-and-Go-Seek
5.5

December Hide-and-Go-Seek

Release: December Hide-and-Seek 1993 DVD AC3 2 0 x264 General: mkv | 240 MB | 00:07:50 Video: 4095 Kbps | 694×472 (4:3) | 29.970 fps | ...
A Girl Is a Gun
5.8

A Girl Is a Gun

Jan. 24, 1971

A Girl Is a Gun

Despite most Cahiers du cinéma critics admired many western authors, when they themselves became filmmakers few dared to overtly revisit that ...
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
7.3

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

In Manhattan’s Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It’s a ...
A Silent Day
6.3

A Silent Day

Jun. 06, 1999

A Silent Day

A depiction of a girl’s uneasy state of mind as it wavers between life and death. Release: A Silent Day 2003 DVD AC3 2 0 x264-SaL General: ...
New Old
7.5

New Old

Nov. 21, 1979

New Old

“Chronicles of the Present Times” – An experimental trilogy comprising ‘Visa De Censure No.X’, ‘Livre De ...
Sorrows
6.9

Sorrows

Dec. 31, 1969

Sorrows

This came to me out of the blue. I was completely unprepared for it and was thrilled. You may be too if you seek it out.Here’s why I was ...
Double Labyrinthe
6.5

Double Labyrinthe

Sep. 07, 1976

Double Labyrinthe

The female body and mind: for a different definition of the relationship between the unconscious, the senses and communication. Political ...
The Lead Shoes
5.3

The Lead Shoes

Oct. 14, 1949

The Lead Shoes

A short experimental film by Sidney Peterson using double overlapping lenses to tell the story of a woman and a deep sea diver. Release: The Lead ...
River of Fundament
6.5

River of Fundament

Feb. 12, 2014

River of Fundament

In 2007, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler began a new collaborative project inspired by American author Norman Mailer’s 1983 novel ...
Himself as Herself
5.8

Himself as Herself

Nov. 22, 1967

Himself as Herself

The young hero seems the essence of maleness, yet he’s troubled by vaguely feminine objects. Soon his masculine and feminine selves are ...
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
6.5

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three

An abstract work featuring three dancers, the performers interact with large screens as well as each other. Included in Shirley Clarke’s ...
Christmas on Earth
5.7

Christmas on Earth

Dec. 25, 1963

Christmas on Earth

For all intents and purposes, “Christmas on Earth” is a performance art film about genital worship. At twenty-nine minutes, Barbara ...
The Art of Un-War
0

The Art of Un-War

Apr. 01, 2022

The Art of Un-War

A documentary shown at the 2023 New York Jewish Film Festival on the life and art of Krzysztof Wodiczako, brimming forth with unflinching power ...
The Age of the Earth
6.8

The Age of the Earth

Nov. 17, 1980

The Age of the Earth

Four Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha’s experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo ...
Anemic Cinema
6.1

Anemic Cinema

Jan. 01, 1926

Anemic Cinema

Short film about a spiral design spins dizzily. It’s replaced by a spinning disk. These two continue in perfect alternation until the end: ...