Free Radicals1958
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".
- Released
- 22. 6. 2026
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Genres
- Animation, Music
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- US · EN
- Community rating
- 5.9 · 68 votes