Free Radicals
movie
Released April 23, 1958
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".
Runtime
0h 5m
Origin Country
New Zealand
Original Language
English
Original Title
Free Radicals
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
- New Zealand
Spoken Languages
- No Language (No Language)
Production Companies
New Zealand Film Commission
New Zealand
Keywords
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