Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 05, 1901
Died
May 15, 1980
Place of Birth
Christchurch, New Zealand
Credits
42 titles
Len Lye
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
Filmography
Peanuts
Animation
Len Lye: Master of Motion
Self (archive footage)
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Himself (archive footage)
Birth of a Nation
Self
Flip & Two Twisters
Self
Abstract Cinema
Himself
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
Self
Tal Farlow
Director
Particles in Space
Director
Art of the Sixties
Pittsburgh
Cinematography
Fountain of Hope/Peace
Director
Free Radicals
Director
Prime Time
Director
Pictures for Percussion
Director
All Souls Carnival
Director
Rhythm
Director
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Director
Life's Musical Minute
Director
Color Cry
Director
Bells of Atlantis
Assistant Director
Crusade in Europe
Director
March of Time: Night Club Boom
Director
Cameramen at War
Director
Newspaper Train
Director
Planned Crops
Director
Work Party
Director
Collapsible Metal Tubes
Director
Musical Poster #1
Director
Kill or Be Killed
Director
Hoch der Lambeth Valk
Animation
When the Pie Was Opened
Director
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
Director
N or NW
Director
Trade Tattoo
Director
Colour Flight
Director
The Birth of the Robot
Director
A Colour Box
Director
Kaleidoscope
Director
Experimental Animation
Director
Tusalava
Director