Free Radicals

1958 5m ★6.1

Animation Music

Free Radicals

In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched "white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches" on to black leather, 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".

Release Date April 23, 1958

Runtime 5m

Country New Zealand, United States of America

Language English

Director Len Lye

Category Animation, Music

Rating 6.1 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1958

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