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
  • 1968
    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    7.41968HD

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

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
  • 1980
    The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

    6.81980HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1979
    Sunstone

    Sunstone

    Sunstone

    6.91979HD

    Experimental computer animation from pioneering artist Ed Emshwiller.

    Sunstone
  • 1971
    Millhouse

    Millhouse

    Millhouse

    6.31971HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    Thermogenesis

    Thermogenesis

    Thermogenesis

    01972HD

    "A film version of a videotape. In it my drawings are animated and colorized by using computers. Walter Wright and Richard Froeman were on the...

    Thermogenesis
  • 1963
    Thanatopsis

    Thanatopsis

    Thanatopsis

    6.21963HD

    Power saws and a heartbeat score this experimental light-and-color shot by Ed Emshwiller.

    Thanatopsis
  • 1965
    George Dumpson's Place

    George Dumpson's Place

    George Dumpson's Place

    61965HD

    Employing experimental techniques, Emshwiller magically moved through a collection of objects and artifacts in order to capture the spirit of George...

    George Dumpson's Place
  • 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
  • 1971
    Film with Three Dancers

    Film with Three Dancers

    Film with Three Dancers

    4.3331971HD

    In this spin-off from his original plan for Relativity (1966), Emshwiller continued with his desire to penetrate “space in a kind of flying...

    Film with Three Dancers
  • 1970
    Carol

    Carol

    Carol

    5.71970HD

    Ed Emshwiller’s tender portrait of his wife, avant-garde science fiction writer Carol Emshwiller.

    Carol
  • 1962
    Time of the Heathen

    Time of the Heathen

    Time of the Heathen

    71962HD

    In New York four years after the bombing of Hiroshima, a bible-carrying drifter who witnesses the rape and murder of a black woman is framed and...

    Time of the Heathen
  • 1960
    Lifelines

    Lifelines

    Lifelines

    51960HD

    A combination of animated line drawings with live photography of a nude model. A play on the title (living lines, life model, procreation and hand...

    Lifelines
  • 1966
    In Three Zones

    In Three Zones

    In Three Zones

    01966HD

    A film based on play by Wilford Leach

    In Three Zones