Movie
Free Radicals
5.9/10
1958
0h 5m
en
Animation
Music
Overview
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 variety of tools from saw teeth to arrow heads. The first version of the film won a major award at the International Experimental Film Festival Held in Brussels in 1958 in association with the World's Fair. Stan Brakhage described the film as "an almost unbelievably immense masterpiece".
Director
Len Lye
Movie Information
Release Date
April 23, 1958
Runtime
0h 5m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
67
Production
