Abstract Movies

A hand animated film that is a precursor for Belson’s later work

A blind man stumbles about in a desert before his seeing stick is caught in a bear trap. Crawling, he manages to find a waiting line composed of the...

The strange transformation of a surveillance camera.

Shadow presences gradually emerge in Japanese filmmaker Makino Takashi’s abstract cinema composed of layers upon layers of natural imagery that...

Coiling and turning orbs travel through the stratosphere. Birth and transcendence short animation from Run Wrake and Howie B.

A jazzy film in which the spectator is forced to look with the ears and listen with the eyes. An abstract film drawn directly on the computer.

This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside.

Short film by Jean-Philippe Desclandes and Genevieve Gauckler

The story of Adam and Eve with jazzy music. Short experimental animation without words.

Quiet reflections at the end of the season.

An abstract, experimental, personal reappraisal of experiences and crises - the project was the result of an experiment.

Black-and-white abstract animated short of light, shadows, and reflections by The Dodals (Karel Dodal (1900-1986) in collaboration with his wife,...

Although only a couple of minutes long, this animated short makes the point that oxygen is the stuff of life whether on land, in the air or water,...

Hand painted directly onto film stock by Margaret Tait, this film features animated dancing figures, accompanied by authentic calypso music.

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

Presented in an abstract, non-sequential fashion, it tells the story of a filmmaker's growing frustration as he attempts to make a movie about his...

Director River Roest sees Lil' Guys as an exploration of his love for animation, the exhaustion it can cause, and ultimately, the joy it brings. In...

Abstract experimental film by Ignacio Mardones

A hand moves gently, its presence shifts continuously.

A short film about the abstract processes of light becoming a physical form in the landscape.