Up
Animated film made for the Chicago festival 1970 "about some of the difficulties encountered on the way up." Featuring abstract figures and flies, writhing and climbing up towards light.
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The Animator's Art
Free from commercial restraints, animators explore their art
After WWII, animation was increasingly recognised as a vital art form in its own right. Commercial work put food on their plates, but animators longed for creative freedom, and many production companies and determined animators created independent works in between paid gigs. Unshackled from commercial concerns, the resulting films were often daring in their pursuit of abstraction or personal expression. Meanwhile, many artists from other media have found that animation adds a vital new dimension to their work. But while such films were celebrated in their community they were rarely shown more widely. This collection showcases often hard-to-see examples of the animator's art at its purest and most individual.
34 videos in this collection
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Green Men, Yellow Woman
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Animated Genesis
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Damon the Mower
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Xeroscopy
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Boolean Procedure
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Two Faces
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The Wardrobe
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New Computer to help Animators
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Painter and Poet No. 1
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Painter and Poet No. 2
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The Mirocle
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Stanley
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Painter and Poet No. 3
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The Transformer
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John Gilpin
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Up
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Muybridge Revisited
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Football Freaks
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Time
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Love Is All
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Spirit of Place
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Amore Baciami
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Family Tree
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Chelsea Manning Had Secrets
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The Black Dog's Progress
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Tad's Nest
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The Life Size Zoetrope
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Imperial Provisor Frombald
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Apocalypse Rhyme
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Damaged Goods
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The Emperor
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Engine Angelic
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