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Len Lye
Director
Len Lye
Country
New Zealand
Defining Films
Flip and Two Twisters (Shirley Horrocks, , 16mm, colour / b&w, 48 minutes
Flip and Two Twisters (Shirley Horrocks, , 16mm, colour / b&w, 48 minutes
1995
Doodlin’: Impressions of Len Lye (Keith Griffiths, , video, colour / b&w, 50 minutes
Doodlin’: Impressions of Len Lye (Keith Griffiths, , video, colour / b&w, 50 minutes
1987
Farlow (, completed after Lye’s death by his assistant, Steve Jones; 16mm, b&w, sound, 2 minutes
Farlow (, completed after Lye’s death by his assistant, Steve Jones; 16mm, b&w, sound, 2 minutes
1980
Free Radicals (, revision of version; 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
Free Radicals (, revision of version; 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
1979
Particles in Space (, 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
Particles in Space (, 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
1979
Filmography (25)
Flip and Two Twisters (Shirley Horrocks, , 16mm, colour / b&w, 48 minutes
Flip and Two Twisters (Shirley Horrocks, , 16mm, colour / b&w, 48 minutes
1995
Doodlin’: Impressions of Len Lye (Keith Griffiths, , video, colour / b&w, 50 minutes
Doodlin’: Impressions of Len Lye (Keith Griffiths, , video, colour / b&w, 50 minutes
1987
Farlow (, completed after Lye’s death by his assistant, Steve Jones; 16mm, b&w, sound, 2 minutes
Farlow (, completed after Lye’s death by his assistant, Steve Jones; 16mm, b&w, sound, 2 minutes
1980
Free Radicals (, revision of version; 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
Free Radicals (, revision of version; 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
1979
Particles in Space (, 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
Particles in Space (, 16mm, b&w, sound, 4 minutes
1979
Rhythm (, 16mm, b&w, sound, 1 minute
Rhythm (, 16mm, b&w, sound, 1 minute
1957
Color Cry (-53, 16mm, colour, sound, 3 minutes
Color Cry (-53, 16mm, colour, sound, 3 minutes
1952
Cameramen at War (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 17 minutes
Cameramen at War (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 17 minutes
1943
Kill or Be Killed (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 18 minutes
Kill or Be Killed (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 18 minutes
1942
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1942
When the Pie Was Opened (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 8 minutes
When the Pie Was Opened (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 8 minutes
1941
Newspaper Train (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 5 minutes
Newspaper Train (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 5 minutes
1941
Musical Poster #1 (, 35mm, colour, sound, 3 minutes
Musical Poster #1 (, 35mm, colour, sound, 3 minutes
1940
Swinging the Lambeth Walk (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
Swinging the Lambeth Walk (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
1939
The March of Time (-; contributing director and cameraman
The March of Time (-; contributing director and cameraman
1938
Colour Flight (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
Colour Flight (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
1938
N. or N.W. (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
N. or N.W. (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1937
Trade Tattoo (, 35mm, colour, sound, 5 minutes
Trade Tattoo (, 35mm, colour, sound, 5 minutes
1937
The Birth of the Robot (, 35mm, colour, sound, 7 minutes
The Birth of the Robot (, 35mm, colour, sound, 7 minutes
1936
Rainbow Dance (, 35mm, colour, sound, 5 minutes
Rainbow Dance (, 35mm, colour, sound, 5 minutes
1936
A Color Box (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
A Color Box (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
1935
Full Fathom Five (, 35mm, colour, sound, 9 minutes
Full Fathom Five (, 35mm, colour, sound, 9 minutes
1935
Kaleidoscope (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
Kaleidoscope (, 35mm, colour, sound, 4 minutes
1935
Experimental Animation (also Peanut Vendor ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 3 minutes
Experimental Animation (also Peanut Vendor ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 3 minutes
1934
Tusalava (, 35mm, b&w, silent, 9 minutes
Tusalava (, 35mm, b&w, silent, 9 minutes
1929