Free Radicals

Name: Free Radicals
Genre: Animation, Music
Released: 1958
Duration: 5 min
Rating: 6.1

1958

5min

6.1

Animation

Music

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Overview

In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched "white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches" on to black leather, using a variety of tools from saw teeth to arrow heads. The first version of the film won a major award at the International Experimental Film Festival Held in Brussels in 1958 in association with the World's Fair. Stan Brakhage described the film as "an almost unbelievably immense masterpiece".

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Who directed Free Radicals?

Free Radicals was directed by Len Lye.

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Free Radicals holds an average rating of 6.1/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of animation and music. Join the discussion below to add your take.

How long is Free Radicals?

Free Radicals runs for 5min, and was released in 1958.

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