Abstract Movies

  • 2023
    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    02023HD

    Drawn again from footage shot in the Torrance Public Library parking lot, Introduction to Crack Sealing 3 remixes material from the first two films...

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3
  • 2025
    Dinosaur Farm

    Dinosaur Farm

    Dinosaur Farm

    02025HD

    A political assassination leads to division and chaos.

    Dinosaur Farm
  • 1984
    Rectangle & Rectangles

    Rectangle & Rectangles

    Rectangle & Rectangles

    101984HD

    This is a didactic film in disguise. A progression of brilliant geometric shapes bombard the screen to the insistent beat of drums. The filmmaker...

    Rectangle & Rectangles
  • 2026
    Exit Through the Sky

    Exit Through the Sky

    Exit Through the Sky

    102026HD

    A painter with artist's block is sent on a disorienting journey after a mysterious painting appears in his home.

    Exit Through the Sky
  • 2012
    A Dream...

    A Dream...

    A Dream...

    02012HD

    A Dream... is an abstract, horror piece that explores the subconscious mind of modern, western man, touching on cultural guilt, self deception, and...

    A Dream...
  • 2021
    Candle

    Candle

    Candle

    02021HD

    Confined to an endlessly burning waiting room, a dying sedentary woman experiences herself blurring in and out of her body. In her last remaining...

    Candle
  • 1958
    Free Radicals

    Free Radicals

    Free Radicals

    6.0491958HD

    In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched "white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches" on to black leather,...

    Free Radicals
  • 2014
    TENSAI BANPAKU

    TENSAI BANPAKU

    TENSAI BANPAKU

    2.52014HD

    The mutating forms of Tensai Banpaku, or “Genius Expo” create a stunning abstract orchestra.

    TENSAI BANPAKU
  • 2025
    Staccato

    Staccato

    Staccato

    02025HD

    Abiogenesis within machinery. New life begins and strives - before being cut short.

    Staccato
  • 2012
    La Costante di Archimede

    La Costante di Archimede

    La Costante di Archimede

    102012HD

    La Costante di Archimede
  • 1953
    Things to Come

    Things to Come

    Things to Come

    01953HD

    A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

    Things to Come
  • 1968
    You're Not Real Pretty but You're Mine...

    You're Not Real Pretty but You're Mine...

    You're Not Real Pretty but You're Mine...

    51968HD

    "Mouris’s film, YOU’RE NOT REAL PRETTY BUT YOU’RE MINE…, built upon the strongest elements of QUICK DREAM, and added a pop...

    You're Not Real Pretty but You're Mine...
  • 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
  • 2025
    Serlasanha

    Serlasanha

    Serlasanha

    02025HD

    Serlasanha
  • 2016
    Crab Day

    Crab Day

    Crab Day

    02016HD

    Crab Day is a short film made to accompany Cate Le Bon’s eponymous album, released on April 15, 2016 via Turnstile. Directed by Phil Collins...

    Crab Day
  • 1957
    All Souls Carnival

    All Souls Carnival

    All Souls Carnival

    4.51957HD

    Len Lye usually timed his films with great care to match their soundtracks, but for All Souls Carnival, he and composer Henry Brant worked...

    All Souls Carnival
  • 2026
    The Body of Stars

    The Body of Stars

    The Body of Stars

    02026HD

    A being from the stars becomes trapped in a human body.

    The Body of Stars
  • 1970
    The Cookie Jar

    The Cookie Jar

    The Cookie Jar

    01970HD

    Trapped in a torture room, Derrick must find a way to escape, but when certain truths are uncovered, chaos ensues, and the cookies begin to crumble.

    The Cookie Jar
  • 2025
    Big Scruff

    Big Scruff

    Big Scruff

    02025HD

    A visual album made to accompany the EP of the same name by I.L.L.

    Big Scruff
  • 2020
    Lines

    Lines

    Lines

    02020HD

    Abstract 2D hand-drawn animation using jazz music

    Lines