Abstract Movies

A mixed media experimental animated film that generates a fragmented view of the world through the partial disclosure of a fantastic event....

Short film by Jean-Philippe Desclandes and Genevieve Gauckler

An interactive flash animation from Dutch digital artist Han Hoogerbrugge.

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

An abstract short film about an alien invasion.

High Voltage is constructed from footage James Whitney contributed to Belson for use in one of his Vortex concerts.

Rhythm and repetition plays an important role in the animated film Allahu Akbar by Usama Alshaibi. With this film, Alshaibi questions the...

A man desperately struggles against a powerful, unseen force.

Abstract experimental film by Ignacio Mardones

Short experimental film by Jordan Belson

Abstract animation by Satoh Yoshinao

Rainer Kohlberger’s abstract film was created entirely without a camera. Through digital algorithms, he precisely arranged a rhythm of light...

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...

The strange transformation of a surveillance camera.

The creation of an infinite space. Light modulations over water surfaces, conjugating into multiple alterations. Time and light being reshaped...

A colourful "fountain performance".

These are work-in-progress elements of some commercial projects and a film to be titled, Knotte Grosse. Beckett received an AFI Independent...

Abstract short.

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