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Len Lye
Born
5 July 1901
Died
15 May 1980
Place
Christchurch, New Zealand
Directing

Len Lye

Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.

As director

Tal Farlow

Tal Farlow

1981 · Director

Particles in Space

1980 · Director
Fountain of Hope/Peace

Fountain of Hope/Peace

1959 · Director
Free Radicals

Free Radicals

1958 · Director
Pictures for Percussion

Pictures for Percussion

1958 · Director
Prime Time

Prime Time

1958 · Director

Rhythm

1957 · Director
All Souls Carnival

All Souls Carnival

1957 · Director
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

1953 · Director
Life's Musical Minute

Life's Musical Minute

1953 · Director

Color Cry

1952 · Director

March of Time: Night Club Boom

1945 · Director
Cameramen at War

Cameramen at War

1943 · Director

Musical Poster #1

1942 · Director
Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

1942 · Director
Newspaper Train

Newspaper Train

1942 · Director

Collapsible Metal Tubes

1942 · Director

Planned Crops

1942 · Director
Work Party

Work Party

1942 · Director
When the Pie Was Opened

When the Pie Was Opened

1941 · Director

Swinging the Lambeth Walk

1940 · Director
N or NW

N or NW

1938 · Director
Trade Tattoo

Trade Tattoo

1937 · Director

Colour Flight

1937 · Director
Rainbow Dance

Rainbow Dance

1936 · Director
The Birth of the Robot

The Birth of the Robot

1936 · Director
A Colour Box

A Colour Box

1935 · Director
Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

1935 · Director
Experimental Animation

Experimental Animation

1933 · Director
Tusalava

Tusalava

1929 · Director

As actor

Len Lye: Master of Motion

Len Lye: Master of Motion

2022 · Self (archive footage)
Secrets of British Animation

Secrets of British Animation

2018 · Self (archive Photos)
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

2011 · Himself (archive footage)
Flip & Two Twisters

Flip & Two Twisters

1995 · Self
Abstract Cinema

Abstract Cinema

1993 · Himself
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye

Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye

1987 · Self
Art of the Sixties

Art of the Sixties

1967