Len Lye
Known for: Directing
Born: July 5, 1901
Died: May 15, 1980
Place of birth: Christchurch, New Zealand
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
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Filmography
41 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Peanuts
2023
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Len Lye: Master of Motion
2022
6.0
Secrets of British Animation
2018
6.8
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
2011
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Flip & Two Twisters
1995
9.0
Abstract Cinema
1993
8.0
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
1987
6.8
Tal Farlow
19816.6
Particles in Space
1980
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Art of the Sixties
1967
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Pittsburgh
1959
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Fountain of Hope/Peace
1959
6.0
Free Radicals
1958
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Pictures for Percussion
1958
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Prime Time
1958
4.5
All Souls Carnival
19576.2
Rhythm
1957
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Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953
5.5
Life's Musical Minute
19536.0
Color Cry
1952
5.4
Bells of Atlantis
1952
7.3
Crusade in Europe
1949NR
March of Time: Night Club Boom
1945
5.8
Cameramen at War
1943
5.0
Newspaper Train
1942NR
Planned Crops
1942
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Work Party
1942NR
Collapsible Metal Tubes
19426.6
Musical Poster #1
1942
6.5
Kill or Be Killed
1942
7.3
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
1941
7.3
When the Pie Was Opened
19416.1
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1940
7.0
N or NW
1938
6.0
Trade Tattoo
19377.0
Colour Flight
1937
6.2
Rainbow Dance
1936
7.0
The Birth of the Robot
1936
6.0
A Colour Box
1935
6.5
Kaleidoscope
1935
6.6
Experimental Animation
1933
5.9
Tusalava
1929