Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
2010 · Documentary · 82 min. · France
A fantastic opportunity to discover experimental film on the big screen, from its avant garde beginnings in Europe after WW1 to some of the US filmmakers that it inspired who are still working today. The director offers a cheery, personal perspective, leaving out some names but including great interviews with Jonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs, Peter Kubelka, Robert Breer and many more. A rich collection of clips includes some films shown in their entirety such as Len Lye's early colour Rainbow Dance (1936) and Stan Brakhage's paint-on-film The Dante Quartet (1987).
Direction Pip Chodorov
Cast Stan Brakhage · Robert Breer · Pip Chodorov · Stephan Chodorov · Ken Jacobs · Peter Kubelka · Maurice Lemaître · Len Lye · Jonas Mekas · John Mhiripiri · Nam June Paik · Hans Richter · M.M. Serra · Michael Snow · Andy Warhol
Soundtrack Black Lake · Slink Moss
Screenplay Lucy Allwood · Pip Chodorov
Cinematography Pip Chodorov · Nicolas Rideau
Original title Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
6.4
37 votes (FilmAffinity)
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