Free Radicals
Genres
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 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".
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
5 min
Release Date
1958-04-23
Status
Released
Vote Count
67
Vote Average
5.888
Cast
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