Len Lye

Directing

Len Lye

Born 5 July 1901 · Christchurch, New Zealand · Died 15 May 1980 at 78

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.

Known for

Highlights

Free Radicals1958 · Film · Director
A Colour Box1935 · Film · Director
Trade Tattoo1937 · Film · Director
Swinging the Lambeth Walk1940 · Film · Director
Tusalava1929 · Film · Director
Experimental Animation1933 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

22 films

Tal Farlow1981 · Film · Director
Art of the Sixties1967 · Film
Fountain of Hope/Peace1959 · Film · Director
Free Radicals1958 · Film · Director
Pictures for Percussion1958 · Film · Director
Prime Time1958 · Film · Director
All Souls Carnival1957 · Film · Director
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five1953 · Film · Director
Life's Musical Minute1953 · Film · Director
Cameramen at War1943 · Film · Director
Newspaper Train1942 · Film · Director
Work Party1942 · Film · Director
Kill or Be Killed1942 · Film · Director
When the Pie Was Opened1941 · Film · Director
Swinging the Lambeth Walk1940 · Film · Director
N or NW1938 · Film · Director
Trade Tattoo1937 · Film · Director
The Birth of the Robot1936 · Film · Director
A Colour Box1935 · Film · Director
Kaleidoscope1935 · Film · Director
Experimental Animation1933 · Film · Director
Tusalava1929 · Film · Director

Filmography

Series

1 show

Crusade in Europe1949 · Series · Director