Belgium / Apr 23, 1958 / Brussels World's Fair
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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".
Genres
AnimationMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Free Radicals |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | New Zealand, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | New Zealand Film Commission |
| Official site | weirdwildrealm.com |
| Release date | 23 aprile 1958 |
| Assistant directors | Len Lye |
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