Abstract Movies

In Wiertz and Verbeek's kinetic, kaleidoscopic opus Keep on Turning (1974, 3 min, 16mm, sound) cubes convey, rotate and shift in tandem.

"Marx was born in Queensland, Australia, and was a landscape painter and model there before moving to San Francisco. However, when she arrived, she...

Thomas, 70, looks back on the last evening he and his lost friend Mari spent together. An evening in which they drink wine, dine, listen to piano...

A short, abstract look at the effects of repetition on the human mind.

Disturbed by an irrational aversion to his house owner's unsettling left eye, man contemplates murder to escape the disturbing presence and restore...

A unique journey across a topography created entirely from a form of digital light and shadow—a bristling terrain of poles bending the light in...

100 basic images switching positions for 4000 frames.

An animation that follows a pair of legs in high heels striding forward with unwavering determination.

An interactive flash animation from Dutch digital artist Han Hoogerbrugge.

Students walk into a photography studio to have their photograph taken, and put on a smile for the picture. But as soon as the camera flashes, it...

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

Estranged lovers reconnect through the power of the Magic Conch Shell.

mens·beeld (het; o; meervoud: mensbeelden) A "Mensbeeld" is a well-thought-out and coherent representation of what it means to be human....

An abstract and detailed observation of a young life told through a series of observational montages. Part of the 'Technicolour' series of films from...

Abstract 2D hand-drawn animation using jazz music

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

Our Lady of the Sphere uses cut-out animation to craft a bizarre science fiction experiment. Moving spheres, such as balloons and bubbles, are...

Abstract Day is a semi-abstract animation film by Oerd van Cuijlenborg based on a story which is told in sound. We witness a day in the life of a...

The Goal Is To Live is an infinitely-looping assemblage constructed out of repurposed content from the popular show How It’s Made, which...