A must-see selection of outstanding animated and abstract experimental short films by some of the most highly acclaimed masters of the form(s). Collage, direct animation, visual music, and other time-space distortions that span nearly 90 years of exploration. 19 films by 15 directors in 90 minutes.

Featuring works by: Len Lye, Harry Smith, Mary Ellen Bute, Émile Cohl, Oskar Fischinger, Lawrence Jordan, Hans Richter, Ed Emshwiller, Stan Vanderbeek, Robert Breer, Stan Brakhage, Piotr Kamler, Cecil Stokes, Jud Yalkut/USCO and more.

Rare 16mm prints were drawn from Canyon Cinema (San Francisco), The Film-Makers’ Cooperative (New York) and private collections.