Free Radicals
6.0
70 votes
1958
5m
Animation
Music
Overview
In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched "white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches" on to black leather, 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".
Directed by Len Lye
Details
Status
Released
Release date
April 23, 1958
Budget
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Revenue
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Language
No Language
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