Lewis Klahr Movies

An eight film series by Lewis Klahr

“The Occidental Hotel is a “city” film—I was inspired to emulate the Surrealists’ sense of wandering, of flaneury, of...

A feature-length narrative crime film compressed two different times into two separate films of diminishing duration until the synoptic is...

Lewis Klahr has started a new series of short animation films under the title of 'Couplets'. The project is intended to eventually result in a...

The series begins with Nimbus Smile, which depicts a love triangle in 1960s New York set to the Velvet Underground's 'Pale Blue Eyes.'

“Kiss the Rain and The Street of Everlasting Rain are part of The Rain Couplets, a new subset of my ongoing Prolix Satori project. Like my...

Same address, different buildings. “Put the rope in the can.” Mark Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius) and I became friends because...

A portal to an older New York, conjured from a curved glass restaurant window on the Bowery.

"I have been working with found materials since 1980. For me the process has been similar to nostalgia. In both experiences there is an overwhelming...

Calendar the Siamese is the story of Roger Simmons, a downtown musician in the throes of a mid-life crisis. Roger believes that if he just had a year...

An unfaithful interpretation of John Zorn’s early 80’s film script, “A Treatment For A Film in 15 Scenes”. I consider...

Music by Dick Connette from his album, Too Sad for the Public Vol. 1: Oysters Ice Cream Lemonade. Suzzy Roche sings the vocal. Dick’s lyrics...

Nimbus Smile is followed by Nimbus Seeds, which sets a collage soundtrack of city noises, wind chimes, rain, footsteps, and bits of classical music...

Film by Lewis Klahr, music by Loose Cattle.

Directed by Lewis Klahr

Rain themed Klahr film, more upbeat then KISS THE RAIN.

A short animation film by Lewis Klahr.

Created from contact sheets found in a thrift store in the East Village, Elsa Kirk consists of Xerox enlargements as backgrounds for a series of flat...

Short film part of The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness (2022)

created to Royal Auditiorium's S.B.S. I made this a few years back but never felt satisfied by my first version which included edits to 3 different...