Avant Garde Movies

  • 2016
    EXPRMNTL

    EXPRMNTL

    EXPRMNTL

    02016HD

    Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second...

    EXPRMNTL
  • 2023
    Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh

    Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh

    Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh

    12023HD

    In the aftermath of an emotional shock, a ruthless high-class manager faces her own abyss, becomes pervaded by a sensory spirit and undertakes a...

    Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh
  • 2010
    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

    02010HD

    On the liner notes to Freak Out!, the 1967 debut album by Zappa's original band the Mothers of Invention, Zappa listed some seventy-two names on the...

    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List
  • 1967
    Heterodyne

    Heterodyne

    Heterodyne

    51967HD

    “Geometric animation made entirely by sculptural methods: cutting, punching, welding colored leader. HETERODYNE is related to some of my other...

    Heterodyne
  • 2019
    Lake

    Lake

    Lake

    02019HD

    Lake gazes down at a still body of water from a birds-eye view, while a group of artists peacefully float in and out of the frame or work to stay at...

    Lake
  • 1996
    Helicopter String Quartet

    Helicopter String Quartet

    Helicopter String Quartet

    5.71996HD

    One morning, the late Karlheinz Stockhausen awoke from a dream that told him to take to the sky. Stockhausen envisioned four helicopters swirling in...

    Helicopter String Quartet
  • 2023
    CACOPHONY

    CACOPHONY

    CACOPHONY

    102023HD

    Three adrift artists wander around a college campus and its local sites as they struggle to engage with art and its creation.

    CACOPHONY
  • 2011
    The Shining: Forwards and Backwards

    The Shining: Forwards and Backwards

    The Shining: Forwards and Backwards

    22011HD

    An experimental film comprised of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING played forwards and backwards at the same time on the same screen, creating bizarre...

    The Shining: Forwards and Backwards
  • 2014
    End of Summer

    End of Summer

    End of Summer

    5.2732014HD

    A hypnotic and slow-burning journey through the austere landscapes of the island of South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Shot on black and...

    End of Summer
  • 1985
    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    7.71985HD

    Frank Zappa and his band in a digitally recorded live performance at "The Pier" in New York, NY on August 26, 1984.

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?
  • 1931
    Taris

    Taris

    Taris

    6.21931HD

    Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses,...

    Taris
  • 1924
    Ballet Mécanique

    Ballet Mécanique

    Ballet Mécanique

    6.51924HD

    A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a...

    Ballet Mécanique
  • 1991
    The Bigmoon Nights

    The Bigmoon Nights

    The Bigmoon Nights

    5.21991HD

    The film "Nights full moon" shows the tendency of moral decay in society. The main character is torn apart by internal contradictions, leading him to...

    The Bigmoon Nights
  • 1928
    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra

    6.51928HD

    This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by...

    The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra
  • 1990
    Glaze of Cathexis

    Glaze of Cathexis

    Glaze of Cathexis

    5.31990HD

    This hand-painted work is easily the most minutely detailed ever given to me to do, for it traces (as best I'm able) the hypnagogic after-effect of...

    Glaze of Cathexis
  • 2017
    Vortex

    Vortex

    Vortex

    62017HD

    A corridor of an apartment is transformed into a claustrophobic and vertiginous vortex that swallows and imprisons you in an infinite fall through a...

    Vortex
  • 1944
    At Land

    At Land

    At Land

    7.31944HD

    A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity.

    At Land
  • 1969
    The Virgin's Bed

    The Virgin's Bed

    The Virgin's Bed

    5.71969HD

    30 year old child enters the new city, riding on a donkey. He says he is the Savior. He has spent no time among men. He is trembling with cold. His...

    The Virgin's Bed
  • 1948
    Psyche

    Psyche

    Psyche

    5.51948HD

    Psyche 1947, made while a student at USC, shows Markopoulos’ developing style and his sensuous use of colour and composition. Shot in the...

    Psyche
  • 2024
    A Bold Voyage

    A Bold Voyage

    A Bold Voyage

    02024HD

    A tragic story of a musician taking a bold voyage in the pursuit of creation, ambition, and need. Letting life choose for him, as part of the art...

    A Bold Voyage