Ed Emshwiller Movies

  • 1967
    Dont Look Back

    Dont Look Back

    Dont Look Back

    7.41967HD

    In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated...

    Dont Look Back
  • 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    01985HD

    Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

    Home Movies 1971-81
  • 2013
    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    7.52013HD

    An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
  • 1997
    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    6.31997HD

    Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.

    Birth of a Nation
  • 1966
    Galaxie

    Galaxie

    Galaxie

    01966HD

    In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....

    Galaxie
  • 1980
    The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

    6.7241980HD

    George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist,...

    The Lathe of Heaven
  • 1971
    Millhouse

    Millhouse

    Millhouse

    6.5711971HD

    Emile de Antonio's film decimates Richard Nixon and exposes him as a paranoid, power mad lunatic... de Antonio compiles (via video and film) what...

    Millhouse
  • 1976
    Lost, Lost, Lost

    Lost, Lost, Lost

    Lost, Lost, Lost

    71976HD

    Jonas Mekas adjusts to a life in exile in New York in his autobiographical film, shot between 1949 and 1963.

    Lost, Lost, Lost
  • 1973
    Painters Painting

    Painters Painting

    Painters Painting

    6.51973HD

    Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from...

    Painters Painting
  • 1974
    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    01974HD

    Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a...

    Suite 212
  • 1963
    Hallelujah the Hills

    Hallelujah the Hills

    Hallelujah the Hills

    6.11963HD

    Jack and Leo vie for the affections of Vera – who appears a little differently to each man – over the course of a series of energetic...

    Hallelujah the Hills
  • 1962
    The American Way

    The American Way

    The American Way

    5.11962HD

    A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early...

    The American Way
  • 1964
    Scrambles

    Scrambles

    Scrambles

    01964HD

    This biker documentary was selected for screening at the 1964 Flaherty Film Seminar. Emshwiller described it as "a roaring picture of motorcyclists...

    Scrambles
  • 1966
    Relativity

    Relativity

    Relativity

    4.71966HD

    Emshwiller made this film on a Ford Foundation grant, and in his original proposal to the Ford Foundation, he outlined the film as "something that...

    Relativity
  • 1972
    Computer Graphics #1

    Computer Graphics #1

    Computer Graphics #1

    01972HD

    The long version of the film titled in the short version "THERMOGENESIS"

    Computer Graphics #1
  • 1972
    Scape-Mates

    Scape-Mates

    Scape-Mates

    61972HD

    In one of his first experiments in video, Emshwiller creates an electronic landscape of both abstract and figurative elements, where colorized...

    Scape-Mates
  • 1979
    Eclipse

    Eclipse

    Eclipse

    01979HD

    Really gorgeous visuals from Emshwiller made for Roger Reynolds's Voicescapes performance, containing elements from his previous Sunstone.

    Eclipse
  • 1963
    The Existentialist

    The Existentialist

    The Existentialist

    71963HD

    A delightful short film shot in reverse in which the main protagonist enjoys a day on the town.

    The Existentialist
  • 1975
    Inside Edges

    Inside Edges

    Inside Edges

    01975HD

    A video work by Ed Emshwiller

    Inside Edges
  • 1966
    In Three Zones

    In Three Zones

    In Three Zones

    01966HD

    A film based on play by Wilford Leach

    In Three Zones