Abstract Movies

  • 2017
    Anoche

    Anoche

    Anoche

    7.52017HD

    Three memories that become one. An attempt to merge heterogeneous materials: a film sequence shot in Rome, a photo from the 1930s, a noisy...

    Anoche
  • 2025
    Keyhole Conversation

    Keyhole Conversation

    Keyhole Conversation

    02025HD

    Peter Larsson’s Keyhole Conversation draws the eye down to the small gate of the camera. From there, through quivering and percussive forms of...

    Keyhole Conversation
  • 1959
    High Voltage

    High Voltage

    High Voltage

    51959HD

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

    High Voltage
  • 1972
    Air!

    Air!

    Air!

    6.51972HD

    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,...

    Air!
  • 1965
    Early Abstractions

    Early Abstractions

    Early Abstractions

    6.21965HD

    Early Abstractions is a collection of seven short animated films created by Harry Everett Smith between 1939 and 1956. Each film is between two and...

    Early Abstractions
  • 2010
    Deluge

    Deluge

    Deluge

    02010HD

    Deluge is a 2010 post-apocalyptic short film directed by Australian musician Lulu Collard.

    Deluge
  • 2013
    #43.6

    #43.6

    #43.6

    62013HD

    In his film #43, Joost Rekveld observes what happens to a system that is destabilised by ‘creative' pixels, drawing inspiration from the set of...

    #43.6
  • 2018
    Aérobie

    Aérobie

    Aérobie

    02018HD

    With a rushing smear, a cyclist begins his race.

    Aérobie
  • 2018
    Tetarape

    Tetarape

    Tetarape

    02018HD

    Abstract animation by Boris Labbé

    Tetarape
  • 2020
    Casual Workers

    Casual Workers

    Casual Workers

    02020HD

    An abstract perspective into two young South African workers in the heart of Johannesburg's industrial sector during Covid-19

    Casual Workers
  • 1959
    Odds & Ends

    Odds & Ends

    Odds & Ends

    7.31959HD

    Odds & Ends is a sly comment on the collage film and Beat culture. To discarded travel and advertising footage found at a local film laboratory,...

    Odds & Ends
  • 2025
    Static Moon

    Static Moon

    Static Moon

    02025HD

    When viewed from far away, life on Earth can seem meaningless. But when a star inhabits a dying girl, they experience the tragic beauty found at the...

    Static Moon
  • 2019
    Twilight

    Twilight

    Twilight

    02019HD

    An exploration of the relationship between sound and picture inspired by the two lights (twi-light) found inside film projectors.

    Twilight
  • 2024
    INFRASTRATA

    INFRASTRATA

    INFRASTRATA

    102024HD

    Amongst the contemplative static shots of decaying architecture weaves an abstract narrative unveiling the life-cycle of a higher perception, too...

    INFRASTRATA
  • 1970
    Unearthly

    Unearthly

    Unearthly

    01970HD

    Two brothers move silently through the mundane world, carrying an unseen offering of light. As they journey from place to place, dancing and...

    Unearthly
  • 2024
    Phosphenes

    Phosphenes

    Phosphenes

    02024HD

    A nematic painting of sleep.

    Phosphenes
  • 2023
    Liminal II

    Liminal II

    Liminal II

    02023HD

    In the smallest hour, a Crepuscus Tree beckons another unknowing wanderer.

    Liminal II
  • 2025
    Serlasanha

    Serlasanha

    Serlasanha

    02025HD

    Serlasanha
  • 2012
    Shift

    Shift

    Shift

    02012HD

    An attempt to visualize higher dimensions and unearthliness, taking into account these concepts' heightened awareness, when attempting to process or...

    Shift
  • 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