Person
Len Lye
Directing · 1901–1980 · Christchurch, New Zealand
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.
Known for
Crusade in Europe
Director
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
Newspaper Train
Director
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Animation
Experimental Animation
Director
Fountain of Hope/Peace
Director
Rainbow Dance
Director
Peanuts
Animation
Kill or Be Killed
Director
Color Cry
Director
Filmography
- 2023PeanutsAnimation
- 2022Len Lye: Master of MotionSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Secrets of British AnimationSelf (archive Photos)
- 2011Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmHimself (archive footage)
- 1995Flip & Two TwistersSelf
- 1993Abstract CinemaHimself
- 1987Doodlin': Impressions Of Len LyeSelf
- 1981Tal FarlowDirector
- 1980Particles in SpaceDirector
- 1967Art of the Sixties
- 1959PittsburghCinematography
- 1959Fountain of Hope/PeaceDirector
- 1958Free RadicalsDirector
- 1958Pictures for PercussionDirector
- 1958Prime TimeDirector
- 1957All Souls CarnivalDirector
- 1957RhythmDirector
- 1953Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom FiveDirector
- 1953Life's Musical MinuteDirector
- 1952Color CryDirector
- 1952Bells of AtlantisAssistant Director
- 1949Crusade in EuropeDirector
- 1945March of Time: Night Club BoomDirector
- 1943Cameramen at WarDirector
- 1942Newspaper TrainDirector
- 1942Planned CropsDirector
- 1942Work PartyDirector
- 1942Collapsible Metal TubesDirector
- 1942Musical Poster #1Director
- 1942Kill or Be KilledDirector
- 1941Hoch der Lambeth ValkAnimation
- 1941When the Pie Was OpenedDirector
- 1940Swinging the Lambeth WalkDirector
- 1938N or NWDirector
- 1937Trade TattooDirector
- 1937Colour FlightDirector
- 1936Rainbow DanceDirector
- 1936The Birth of the RobotDirector
- 1935A Colour BoxDirector
- 1935KaleidoscopeDirector
- 1933Experimental AnimationDirector
- 1929TusalavaDirector
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