Free Radicals

Free Radicals

65 Reviews

1958
5min
Free Radicals

Storyline

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".

  • Released

    1958

  • Runtime

    5min

  • Director

  • Genre

    AnimationMusic

  • Status

    Released

  • Language

    English

  • Production

    New Zealand Film Commission

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