Abstract Movies

Short experimental film by Jordan Belson

The idea of JAM was conceived while I was attending the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2008.After returning to Japan, I soon began making...

A woman carries a cat in a shopping bag that refuses to be petted. Tired of its behaviour, she violently strikes the bag repeatedly against a wall....

A strong laserbeam is deflected by two mirrors oscillating at very high speeds. The human eye perceives a stable image as long as they move fast...

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

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

A nematic painting of sleep.

An ambulance heads towards the "crossroads of the crow's feet" in response to an accident. Unable to find the place, the driver stops at an...

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

Abstract experimental film by Ignacio Mardones

The second film in the Phosphenes series.

A Dream... is an abstract, horror piece that explores the subconscious mind of modern, western man, touching on cultural guilt, self deception, and...

An attempt to constitute a human / machine dialogue. It shows the filmmaker’s blood as seen / heard with the eyes / ears of the machine which...

A colourful "fountain performance".

A computer program named A.D.O.M tries to create a living being that will help to release both of them from their void. This film was created...

A short animation about identity.

An abstract journey through the unconscious in transition of a protagonist stretched out on the asphalt, on a Sunday