1960s Psychedelic Shorts

A program of psychedelic short films from the 1960s
8 films
Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative for an in-person screening of 1960s psychedelic shorts on Friday, July 15th, 2022, at 7pm. Curated by Julia Curl.

Films

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    Sonata For Pen, Brush & Ruler
    Experimental

    Sonata For Pen, Brush & Ruler
    Barry Spinello

    16mm, color, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Cameraless / Handmade
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    Mothlight
    Experimental

    Mothlight
    Stan Brakhage

    16mm, color, silent, 4 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Environment / Nature
    • Hand-Processed
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    Eye Music in Red Major
    Experimental

    Eye Music in Red Major
    Marie Menken

    16mm, color, silent, 5.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Poem Field No. 2
    Experimental

    Poem Field No. 2
    Stan Vanderbeek

    16mm, color, sound, 6 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • CGI / Digital
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    She Was A Visitor
    Experimental

    She Was A Visitor
    Donna Deitch

    16mm, color, sound, 2 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
    • Biography / Autobiography
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    Peyote Queen
    Experimental

    Peyote Queen
    Storm De Hirsch

    16mm, color, sound, 9 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Arts / Artists
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    LSD Wall
    Experimental

    LSD Wall
    John Hawkins

    16mm, color, sound, 6.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Kusama's Self-Obliteration
    Experimental

    Kusama's Self-Obliteration
    Jud Yalkut

    16mm, color, sound, 24 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC

Description

Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative for an in-person screening of 1960s psychedelic shorts on Friday, July 15th, 2022, at 7pm. Curated by Julia Curl.

This 60-minute film compilation highlights some of the most vibrant experimental shorts of the 1960s. Many of these works are abstract, featuring daring interventions etched, painted, or glued onto the surface of the film itself; it includes such classics as Stan Brakhage’s Mothlight—which features real moth wings adhered to a clear trip of film—and ends with Jud Yalkut’s 24-minute masterpiece on Yayoi Kusama.