Abstract Movies

  • 2013
    humming, fast and slow

    humming, fast and slow

    humming, fast and slow

    02013HD

    The screen is divided again and again until the picture arranged in ever changing strips bursts into whirring dynamic.

    humming, fast and slow
  • 2020
    Submission

    Submission

    Submission

    02020HD

    A man desperately struggles against a powerful, unseen force.

    Submission
  • 2009
    Blend

    Blend

    Blend

    02009HD

    This short experiments with the flow of oil ink over the surface of the water. Mizue manipulated the ink by blowing with straws or stirring with...

    Blend
  • 1974
    At the Academy

    At the Academy

    At the Academy

    51974HD

    A found-footage film made entirely from Academy leader, which is normally used to cue the start of films. The film was hand-printed on a home-made...

    At the Academy
  • 2023
    Equality

    Equality

    Equality

    02023HD

    Two rocky creatures coming to life and their journey through it.

    Equality
  • 1957
    Logos

    Logos

    Logos

    51957HD

    Jane Conger Belson Shimane's first film, Logos, premiered in 1957 and was screened at festivals in North America, Europe, and Latin America. The...

    Logos
  • 2025
    The Dance of Chaos

    The Dance of Chaos

    The Dance of Chaos

    02025HD

    The Dance of Chaos is an experimental animated short film that translates Gabrielle Roth's Five Rhythms theory into an abstract audiovisual...

    The Dance of Chaos
  • 2019
    Finding Vision, Finding Voice

    Finding Vision, Finding Voice

    Finding Vision, Finding Voice

    102019HD

    This abstract video art piece was made for the purposes of being a backdrop to a semi-improvisational three person dance piece and live spoken word...

    Finding Vision, Finding Voice
  • 2024
    A Sense of Nothing

    A Sense of Nothing

    A Sense of Nothing

    02024HD

    A film motivated by nothing (but daily life and (my) vision). It represents nothing, it signifies nothing. There’s no hidden meaning, no...

    A Sense of Nothing
  • 2019
    13 Years Later

    13 Years Later

    13 Years Later

    02019HD

    A perfect blending of the art of maths and the maths of art.

    13 Years Later
  • 1989
    Bottling

    Bottling

    Bottling

    01989HD

    A man comes home at night and is attacked by a bottle.

    Bottling
  • 2011
    99 Clerkenwell Road

    99 Clerkenwell Road

    99 Clerkenwell Road

    02011HD

    Filmed in an empty shop, the remaining features of the space are used to create a kaleidoscopic light film. Ceiling lamps become coloured spheres and...

    99 Clerkenwell Road
  • 2026
    The City of Youth

    The City of Youth

    The City of Youth

    02026HD

    A short film about young adults and their complicated relationship to Hongdae — a busy clubbing area filled to the brim with Seoul's youth.

    The City of Youth
  • 1963
    Adams Film

    Adams Film

    Adams Film

    01963HD

    Adams Film is a visual collage combining live action footage with abstract images and textures drawn onto 16mm film stock. Footage of a casual Janiak...

    Adams Film
  • 2019
    Torgo Kills / Torgo Lives

    Torgo Kills / Torgo Lives

    Torgo Kills / Torgo Lives

    02019HD

    Upset with where his life has gone, Torgo seeks to make some changes

    Torgo Kills / Torgo Lives
  • 2009
    Port of Wormy

    Port of Wormy

    Port of Wormy

    02009HD

    A surreal short animation by Mirai Mizue.

    Port of Wormy
  • 2016
    Trans/Figure/Ground

    Trans/Figure/Ground

    Trans/Figure/Ground

    02016HD

    A film about uncanny valleys and the space between. Painted 16mm film undergoes a monstrous transformation becoming neither analog nor digital.

    Trans/Figure/Ground
  • 2025
    The Art of Cinema 1

    The Art of Cinema 1

    The Art of Cinema 1

    02025HD

    A found footage collage film sourced from several different places and composed primarily of audio from the films of Jean-Luc Godard.

    The Art of Cinema 1
  • 2024
    Phosphenes II

    Phosphenes II

    Phosphenes II

    02024HD

    The second film in the Phosphenes series.

    Phosphenes II
  • 1970
    Disabuse

    Disabuse

    Disabuse

    01970HD

    Abstract short.

    Disabuse