Film
Free Radicals
19580h 5m6.0
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".
Animation
Music
Release Date
4/23/1958
Status
Released
Original Title
Free Radicals
Runtime
0h 5m
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Language
EN
Production Companies
New Zealand Film Commission
