Lillian Schwartz Movies

  • 2017
    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

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    A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
  • 1971
    Olympiad

    Olympiad

    Olympiad

    5.21971HD

    Study in motion based on Muybridge’s photographs of man running.

    Olympiad
  • 2005
    OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980

    OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980

    OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980

    02005HD

    Over two hours of rare performances, interviews, animations, and experimental video. Milton Babbit’s discussion of the difficulties of working...

    OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980
  • 1971
    Some of My Best Friends Are...

    Some of My Best Friends Are...

    Some of My Best Friends Are...

    4.21971HD

    Regulars gather at The Blue Jay, a gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, to celebrate Christmas Eve 1971 with people they consider family.

    Some of My Best Friends Are...
  • 1971
    UFOs

    UFOs

    UFOs

    5.41971HD

    Blasting off into cosmic visual abstraction, pioneering computer artist Lillian Schwartz’s UFOs is a kinetic tour-de-force whose innovative...

    UFOs
  • 1976
    The Artist and the Computer

    The Artist and the Computer

    The Artist and the Computer

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    Pioneering artist Lillian Schwartz demonstrates the human input -- integrity, artistic sensibilities, and aesthetics -- that goes into producing...

    The Artist and the Computer
  • 1977
    Veil of Years

    Veil of Years

    Veil of Years

    01977HD

    Slow disintegration and aging of artists head, revealing underlying bone structure. Created using old picture-phone technology. New music added in...

    Veil of Years
  • 1970
    Pixillation

    Pixillation

    Pixillation

    6.21970HD

    Pixillation features computer generated abstract animations set to Moog-synthesized sound.

    Pixillation
  • 1974
    Metamorphosis

    Metamorphosis

    Metamorphosis

    31974HD

    “Schwartz’ METAMORPHOSIS is a complex study of evolving lines, planes, and circles, all moving at different speeds, and resulting in...

    Metamorphosis
  • 1972
    Googolplex

    Googolplex

    Googolplex

    4.51972HD

    Extended editing techniques based on Land’s experiments affect the viewer’s sensory perceptions.

    Googolplex
  • 1972
    Enigma

    Enigma

    Enigma

    21972HD

    “Lines and rectangles are the geometric shapes basic to ENIGMA, a computer graphics film full of subliminal and persistent image effects. In a...

    Enigma
  • 1978
    Poet of His People

    Poet of His People

    Poet of His People

    01978HD

    Pablo Neruda’s life unfolds and becomes the basis for the symbolic representation of his poem “Barcarola”, intermixing live action,...

    Poet of His People
  • 1977
    Nino

    Nino

    Nino

    01977HD

    Music by Albert E. Miller. Experimental work with dancer and musicians to combine and present an unusual choreography of performers and music as a...

    Nino
  • 1994
    Reflections

    Reflections

    Reflections

    01994HD

    A 4 minute film based on flowing changing images from liquid-like faces to flashing abstract imagery.

    Reflections
  • 1974
    Metathesis

    Metathesis

    Metathesis

    01974HD

    Changing parameters on mathematical equations.

    Metathesis
  • 1977
    Juggler

    Juggler

    Juggler

    01977HD

    Music by Albert E. Miller. Computer-controlled ability to store one frame in the computer and combine this frame with the incoming frames permits...

    Juggler
  • 2015
    Pangloss

    Pangloss

    Pangloss

    02015HD

    Digital Animation | 02"50

    Pangloss
  • 1972
    Mathoms

    Mathoms

    Mathoms

    31972HD

    A playful concoction of computer produced images, a few hand-animated scenes and shots of lab equipment. Made largely from left-overs from scientific...

    Mathoms
  • 2013
    EXALT

    EXALT

    EXALT

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    This animation can be watched in 2D or using Chromadepth Glasses in 3D.

    EXALT
  • 1977
    Bagatelles

    Bagatelles

    Bagatelles

    31977HD

    Abstract images of frame-by-frame animation with subtle growing effects of crystals are enhanced by polarized colors.

    Bagatelles