Visions: Animation and Abstraction, 1908-1994

Aug 10, 2011

(Various directors, various years, 16mm, 86 min)

Co-presented by the Sprocket Society and Third Eye Cinema

A must-see selection of outstanding animated and abstract experimental short films by some of the most highly acclaimed masters of the form(s). Collage, direct animation, visual music, and other time-space distortions that span nearly 90 years of exploration. 90 minutes / 19 films / 15 directors / One show only.  Featuring works by: Len Lye, Harry Smith, Mary Ellen Bute, Émile Cohl, Oskar Fischinger, Lawrence Jordan, Hans Richter, Ed Emshwiller, Stan Vanderbeek, Robert Breer, Stan Brakhage, Piotr Kamler, Cecil Stokes, Jud Yalkut/USCO and more.  Showing rare 16mm prints from Canyon Cinema (San Francisco), The Film-Makers' Cooperative (New York) and private collections.

 

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