Len Lye
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 5, 1901
- Place of birth
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Died
- May 15, 1980
Biography
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.
Movies with Len Lye
- Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film 2011 · ★ 6.8
- Birth of a Nation 1997 · ★ 7.0
- Abstract Cinema 1993 · ★ 9.0
- Secrets of British Animation 2018 · ★ 6.0
- Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye 1987 · ★ 8.0
- Art of the Sixties 1967
- Flip & Two Twisters 1995
- Len Lye: Master of Motion 2022
Movies directed by Len Lye
- Free Radicals 1958 · ★ 6.1
- A Colour Box 1935 · ★ 6.0
- Trade Tattoo 1937 · ★ 6.0
- Rhythm 1957 · ★ 6.2
- Tusalava 1929 · ★ 5.9
- Swinging the Lambeth Walk 1940 · ★ 6.1
- Colour Flight 1937 · ★ 7.0
- Experimental Animation 1933 · ★ 6.6
- Kaleidoscope 1935 · ★ 6.5
- The Birth of the Robot 1936 · ★ 7.0
- Color Cry 1952 · ★ 6.0
- Particles in Space 1980 · ★ 6.6
- Tal Farlow 1981 · ★ 6.8
- N or NW 1938 · ★ 6.7
- Cameramen at War 1943 · ★ 5.8
- Musical Poster #1 1942 · ★ 6.6
- When the Pie Was Opened 1941 · ★ 7.3
- All Souls Carnival 1957 · ★ 4.5
- Kill or Be Killed 1942 · ★ 6.5
- Life's Musical Minute 1953 · ★ 5.5
- Newspaper Train 1942 · ★ 5.0
- Fountain of Hope/Peace 1959
- Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five 1953
- Pictures for Percussion 1958
- Prime Time 1958
- Collapsible Metal Tubes 1942
- Planned Crops 1942
- March of Time: Night Club Boom 1945
- Work Party 1942