Len Lye
Known for Directing
Born July 5, 1901
Died May 15, 1980
Place of Birth Christchurch, New Zealand
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.
Filmography
Secrets of British Animation
2018
as Self (archive Photos)
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
1987
as Self
The Birth of the Robot
1936
Director
Trade Tattoo
1937
Director
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Rhythm
1957
Director
Tusalava
1929
Director
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Color Cry
1952
Director
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953
Director
Rainbow Dance
1936
Director
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Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1940
Director
Pictures for Percussion
1958
Director
Kaleidoscope
1935
Director
Newspaper Train
1942
Director
A Colour Box
1935
Director
Abstract Cinema
1993
as Himself
Kill or Be Killed
1942
Director
When the Pie Was Opened
1941
Director
Art of the Sixties
1967
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Colour Flight
1937
Director
Free Radicals
1958
Director
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