Abstract Movies

A short animation about identity.

An expression of time and memories.

A ghost follows its non-existent shadow across a series of windows that gives light but no direction. As the ghost moves, a poem is read that serves...

A short, abstract look at the effects of repetition on the human mind.

The Stroke is a hand-drawn animation film that reverses the roles of audio and visuals for a music video. Improvised on its very first viewing, the...

Portrait of a catastrophe, these are times of fire.

A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

Sketch Film #3 (Tomonari Nishikawa, 2006, 3 min., super 8, silent, 18/24fps, b&w, USA/Japan) The third film in the series, which starts with a...

Abstract Day is a semi-abstract animation film by Oerd van Cuijlenborg based on a story which is told in sound. We witness a day in the life of a...

A sculptor models a face with boxing gloves.

An abstract audiovisual poem by electronic musician and composer Ralph Lundsten.

A found-footage film made entirely from Academy leader, which is normally used to cue the start of films. The film was hand-printed on a home-made...

A unique journey across a topography created entirely from a form of digital light and shadow—a bristling terrain of poles bending the light in...

An abstract animated short by Michael Theodore.