F.T. Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto as film, by D. Christie
‘An animated/live action interpretation of F.T. Marinetti’s 1909 Futurist Manifesto. Inspired by the artwork and design of Norman Bel Geddes and Raymond Loewy.’

Marcel Duchamp’s Anemic Cinema (1926)
(turn off the sound if you’re a purist)

Walther Ruttmann’s Opus I (1921)

Hans Richter’s Rhythmus 23 (1923)
Info: weirdwildrealm.com/f-hans-richter.html

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy’s Light Space Modulator (experimental short film, 1930)
Info: cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/enthusiast/acquisitions/2000-2001/moholy_text_e.jsp

Moholy Nagy film preview: Lichtspiel Schwarz Weiss Grau (1930)
Titles feature types by Paul Renner (Futura Black) and Herbert Bayer (Universal)

Moholy-Nagy’s Light Space Modulator, recreation
‘a short documentation from the replica of moholy nagy’s light space modulator in Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, Holland’

Viking Eggeling’s Symphonie Diagonale (1921-24)
Info: myspace.com/vikingeggeling

Man Ray: Le Retour a la Raison (1923)

Fernand Leger and Man Ray’s Ballet Mécanique (1924)
Info: antheil.org

Hans Richter: Inflation (1928)

Fluxus: Fluxfilm 8 (1966)
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus

Tony Conrad: Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain (1972)
‘Performance of Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain by Tony Conrad, assisted by Mick “Mike” Flower (of Vibracathedral Orchestra), Angharad Davies and Ryoko Kuwajima – at Leeds City Art Gallery, UK on Monday 3rd April 2006. Extract recorded live to camera, though the other 88 minutes were pretty similar to this.’

Harry Everett Smith: Early Abstractions (1946-57)
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Everett_Smith

Brian Eno and Harold Budd: The Plateaux of First Light
‘Music by Brian Eno H.Budd Album:The Plateaux of Mirror. First Light. This video takes the point of view of a fly flying in cigarette smoke.’

Benny Hill: Avant Garde Cinema

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