Ed Emshwiller Movies

In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated...

An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.

Jack and Leo vie for the affections of Vera – who appears a little differently to each man – over the course of a series of energetic...

Emile de Antonio's film decimates Richard Nixon and exposes him as a paranoid, power mad lunatic... de Antonio compiles (via video and film) what...

Jonas Mekas adjusts to a life in exile in New York in his autobiographical film, shot between 1949 and 1963.

Power saws and a heartbeat score this experimental light-and-color shot by Ed Emshwiller.

A filmic interpretation of a modern dance ballet by Alvin Nikolais. Earth, fire, water and primordial mysteries in a cine-dance.

Employing experimental techniques, Emshwiller magically moved through a collection of objects and artifacts in order to capture the spirit of George...

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

In this spin-off from his original plan for Relativity (1966), Emshwiller continued with his desire to penetrate “space in a kind of flying...

Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from...

Experimental computer animation from pioneering artist Ed Emshwiller.

The ten-year-old filmmaker (and star) pays homage to the Star Trek series.

In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....

A delightful short film shot in reverse in which the main protagonist enjoys a day on the town.

A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early...

A combination of animated line drawings with live photography of a nude model. A play on the title (living lines, life model, procreation and hand...

A lone man walking across the video screen is the starting point for this dynamic formal exercise. This image and its accompanying sound are...

Emshwiller writes that the visually complex and densely textured Skin Matrix is a "video tapestry... a layering of different manifestations of...

This biker documentary was selected for screening at the 1964 Flaherty Film Seminar. Emshwiller described it as "a roaring picture of motorcyclists...