Ed Emshwiller Movies

  • 1976
    New England Visions Past and Future

    New England Visions Past and Future

    New England Visions Past and Future

    01976HD

    A collaboration between Ed Emshwiller and William Irwin Thompson

    New England Visions Past and Future
  • 1984
    Skin Matrix

    Skin Matrix

    Skin Matrix

    01984HD

    Emshwiller writes that the visually complex and densely textured Skin Matrix is a "video tapestry... a layering of different manifestations of...

    Skin Matrix
  • 1970
    Branches

    Branches

    Branches

    01970HD

    Featuring Bill Weidner and Connie Brady, BRANCHES was made in a filmmaking workshop at Cornell University during the summer of 1970. The film was...

    Branches
  • 1956
    The Thing from Back Issues

    The Thing from Back Issues

    The Thing from Back Issues

    01956HD

    A film by Ed Emshwiller made with writers from the Original Milford Science Fiction Writers Conference. Silent film. Mid 1950s.

    The Thing from Back Issues
  • 1977
    Sur Faces

    Sur Faces

    Sur Faces

    01977HD

    Emshwiller writes that Sur Faces is a "stylized collaborative videotape in which actors working with (the artist) explore sexual politics as...

    Sur Faces
  • 1973
    Chrysalis

    Chrysalis

    Chrysalis

    01973HD

    Made in collaboration with Alvin Nikolais, featuring the Nikolais dance company. CHRYSALIS is the result of structuring a series of cinematic and...

    Chrysalis
  • 1970
    Images

    Images

    Images

    01970HD

    A video piece by Ed Emshwiller

    Images
  • 1963
    Totem

    Totem

    Totem

    01963HD

    A filmic interpretation of a modern dance ballet by Alvin Nikolais. Earth, fire, water and primordial mysteries in a cine-dance.

    Totem
  • 1979
    Eclipse

    Eclipse

    Eclipse

    01979HD

    Really gorgeous visuals from Emshwiller made for Roger Reynolds's Voicescapes performance, containing elements from his previous Sunstone.

    Eclipse
  • 1978
    Dubs

    Dubs

    Dubs

    01978HD

    Dubs is a somewhat abstract, experimental video without a clearly defined plot. It focusses mostly on the relationships between men and women and the...

    Dubs
  • 1976
    Self-Trio

    Self-Trio

    Self-Trio

    01976HD

    Choreographic dance video created in 1976 by Ed Emshwiller.

    Self-Trio
  • 1975
    Inside Edges

    Inside Edges

    Inside Edges

    01975HD

    A video work by Ed Emshwiller

    Inside Edges
  • 1973
    Positive Negative Electronic Faces

    Positive Negative Electronic Faces

    Positive Negative Electronic Faces

    01973HD

    A collaboration between Ed Emshwiller and Anthony Bannon funded by a New York State Council on the Arts grant.

    Positive Negative Electronic Faces
  • 1972
    Computer Graphics #1

    Computer Graphics #1

    Computer Graphics #1

    01972HD

    The long version of the film titled in the short version "THERMOGENESIS"

    Computer Graphics #1
  • 1972
    Woe Oh Ho No

    Woe Oh Ho No

    Woe Oh Ho No

    01972HD

    A video film by Ed Emshwiller

    Woe Oh Ho No
  • 1968
    Project Apollo

    Project Apollo

    Project Apollo

    01968HD

    A film by Ed Emshwiller that surveys, without narration, the vast human and material resources committed to the U.S. space program. Uses recurring...

    Project Apollo
  • 1965
    Faces of America

    Faces of America

    Faces of America

    01965HD

    An impressionistic portrait of America's diversity

    Faces of America
  • 1958
    Big Vacation

    Big Vacation

    Big Vacation

    01958HD

    The third film by Ed Emshwiller

    Big Vacation
  • 1958
    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller

    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller

    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller

    01958HD

    The first film by Ed Emswhiller

    Paintings by Ed Emshwiller
  • 1971
    Choice Chance Woman Dance

    Choice Chance Woman Dance

    Choice Chance Woman Dance

    01971HD

    A subjective film song of awareness; woman alone, woman with child, woman as scientist, woman as artist, woman with woman, woman with man. Paradox...

    Choice Chance Woman Dance