Oblivion

16mm, color, silent, 4.25 min
scans not available
"Successfully blends elements from both the poetic and diary modes. In the process Tom Chomont has created one of the few truly erotic works in cinema." – J. J. Murphy, "Reaching for Oblivion" Millennium ...
Rental format: 16mm

About

"Successfully blends elements from both the poetic and diary modes. In the process Tom Chomont has created one of the few truly erotic works in cinema." – J. J. Murphy, "Reaching for Oblivion" Millennium Film Journal, Winter/Spring 1979
"Exquisitely erotic... a shimmering fantasy..." – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, February 1976

Programs

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    MIX NYC: One Night Stand

    A program of FMC films that played at past MIX NYC festivals

    Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, at 7pm, for the first in a series of screenings, happening at various locations around New York City, marking the return of MIX NYC: The New York Queer Experimental Film Festival!

Films

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    DVD Program 6: Mother's Day, Bathed in Light, Going For a Ride, Mother Garden, Robert's Mother's Flowers, Time Taken, Brief Visit
    Experimental

    DVD Program 6: Mother's Day, Bathed in Light, Going For a Ride, Mother Garden, Robert's Mother's Flowers, Time Taken, Brief Visit
    Tom Chomont

    color and b/w, silent and sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    DVD Program 5: Dog Diary 1, Dog Diary 2, Dog Diary 3, Real Dog, Real Dog 2
    Experimental

    DVD Program 5: Dog Diary 1, Dog Diary 2, Dog Diary 3, Real Dog, Real Dog 2
    Tom Chomont

    color, sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    DVD Program 4: Dancing in the Street, Fluctuations
    Experimental

    DVD Program 4: Dancing in the Street, Fluctuations
    Tom Chomont

    color, sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    DVD Program 3: Aquarium, The Cat Lady,  Faustian Knot, Jabbok tinted, Jabbok, Oblivion, Razorhead, Jabbok tinted, Sadistic Self-Portrait, Ring of Fire, Inner Sanctum, Scott's Studio
    Experimental

    DVD Program 3: Aquarium, The Cat Lady, Faustian Knot, Jabbok tinted, Jabbok, Oblivion, Razorhead, Jabbok tinted, Sadistic Self-Portrait, Ring of Fire, Inner Sanctum, Scott's Studio
    Tom Chomont

    color and b/w, silent and sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    DVD Program 1
    Experimental

    DVD Program 1
    Tom Chomont

    color and b/w, silent and sound, 50 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Body
    • Erotic
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
    • LGBT / Queer
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    Flames
    Experimental

    Flames
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color and b/w, sound on separate reel(s), 6 min
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    Night Blossoms
    Experimental

    Night Blossoms
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 4.5 min
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    Anthony

    Anthony
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 10 min
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    Mona Lysa
    Experimental

    Mona Lysa
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 3 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
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    Tom Chomont 16mm Compilation: Part II
    Experimental

    Tom Chomont 16mm Compilation: Part II
    Tom Chomont

    color, silent, 13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Body
    • Erotic
    • Hand-Processed
    • LGBT / Queer
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    Tom Chomont 16mm Compilation: Part I
    Experimental

    Tom Chomont 16mm Compilation: Part I
    Tom Chomont

    color, silent and sound, 24 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
    • Body
    • Erotic
    • Hand-Processed
    • LGBT / Queer
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    Epilog/Siam
    Experimental

    Epilog/Siam
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Biography / Autobiography
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    Phases of The Moon
    Experimental

    Phases of The Moon
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 3.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    VHS Prog. 1 (6 Films): Ophelia/Cat Lady (2 1/2 min, color, 1969), Phases of The Moon (5 min, color, silent, 1968), Oblivion (4 1/4 min, silent, 1969), Gloria In Grass, Persian Rug (color, silent, 1969)
    Experimental

    VHS Prog. 1 (6 Films): Ophelia/Cat Lady (2 1/2 min, color, 1969), Phases of The Moon (5 min, color, silent, 1968), Oblivion (4 1/4 min, silent, 1969), Gloria In Grass, Persian Rug (color, silent, 1969)
    Tom Chomont

    video, color, sound, 18 min
    Rental format: VHS NTSC
    • Arts / Artists
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    Ophelia/The Cat Lady
    Experimental

    Ophelia/The Cat Lady
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, sound, 2.5 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Environment / Nature
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    Selected Shorts III Couples, Love Objects
    Experimental

    Selected Shorts III Couples, Love Objects
    Tom Chomont

    video, color, sound, 27 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Arts / Artists
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    Love Objects
    Experimental

    Love Objects
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 16 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
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    Persian Rug, A/Portret/Aria/Lijn II
    Experimental

    Persian Rug, A/Portret/Aria/Lijn II
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 7.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Biography / Autobiography
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    Re: Incarnation
    Experimental

    Re: Incarnation
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, sound, 16 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    abda/Rebirth
    Experimental

    abda/Rebirth
    Tom Chomont

    color and b/w, silent, 7.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Films About Film
    • Hand-Processed
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    Life Style/Untitled/"."
    Experimental

    Life Style/Untitled/"."
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color and b/w, silent, 6.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    Space Time Studies
    Experimental

    Space Time Studies
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 21 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
    • Psychology / Mental Health
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    Selected Shorts IV Endymion, Heavens, Earth, Joe's Maison
    Experimental

    Selected Shorts IV Endymion, Heavens, Earth, Joe's Maison
    Tom Chomont

    video, color, silent, 23 min
    Rental format: VHS NTSC
    • Arts / Artists
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    The Heavens/Earth
    Experimental

    The Heavens/Earth
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 6 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
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    Minor Revisions
    Experimental

    Minor Revisions
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 13.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    Selected Shorts II Minor Revisions, Razor Head
    Experimental

    Selected Shorts II Minor Revisions, Razor Head
    Tom Chomont

    video, color, sound, 18 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Family
    • Spiritual / Mystical
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    DVD Program 2
    Experimental

    DVD Program 2
    Tom Chomont

    color and b/w, silent and sound, 50 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Body
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
    • LGBT / Queer
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    Razor Head
    Experimental

    Razor Head
    Tom Chomont

    16mm, color, silent, 4 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Body
    • Erotic
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    DVD Compilation: Tom Chomont #1 — Newly Restored Film/Videos (2011)
    Experimental

    DVD Compilation: Tom Chomont #1 — Newly Restored Film/Videos (2011)
    Tom Chomont

    color, silent and sound, 62 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • LGBT / Queer
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    DVD Compilation: Tom Chomont #2 — Newly Restored Film/Videos (2011)
    Experimental

    DVD Compilation: Tom Chomont #2 — Newly Restored Film/Videos (2011)
    Tom Chomont

    color, silent and sound, 80 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • LGBT / Queer