Free Radicals

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".

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Animation
Music
Release Date

Apr 23, 1958

Duration: 5 min

Popularity: 0.0327
66 votes
Directed by

Len Lye

Productions

New Zealand Film Commission (NZ)

Budget

Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Len Lye

Director