Free Radicals
1958 • Animation | Music
6 (69)
Len Lye
Director
Status
Released
Release date
April 23, 1958
Duration
5 Min
Language
English
Popularity
0.1747
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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".
