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Zen for Film

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Zen for Film

5.3/ 10· 619648 min

“Fluxfilm No. 1”

In an endless loop, unexposed film runs through the projector. The resulting projected image shows a surface illuminated by a bright light, occasionally altered by the appearance of scratches and dust particles in the surface of the damaged film material. This a film which depicts only its own material qualities; An "anti-film", meant to encourage viewers to focus on the lack of concrete images.

Director
Nam June Paik

Fluxfilms: which order to watch

  1. 1

    Regardez moi cela suffit

    1962

    5
  2. 2

    La traversée du port de Nice à la nage

    1963

    5.4
  3. 3

    Sun in Your Head

    1963

    5.7
  4. 4

    Zen for Film

    1964This film

    5.3
  5. 5

    Sears Catalogue 1-3

    1965

    6.5
  6. 6

    Dots 1 & 2

    1965

    5.8
  7. 7

    Wrist Trick

    1965

    6.8
  8. 8

    Invocations of Canyons and Boulders (for Stan Brakhage)

    1966

    6
  9. 9

    10 Feet

    1966

    5.6
  10. 10

    1000 Frames

    1966

    5.5
  11. 11

    Trace No. 22

    1966

    5.2
  12. 12

    Trace No. 23

    1966

    5.9
  13. 13

    Trace No. 24

    1966

    5
  14. 14

    Opus 74, Version 2

    1966

    4.8
  15. 15

    Artype

    1966

    5.7
  16. 16

    Fluxfilm No. 21

    1966

  17. 17

    Readymade

    1966

    5.8
  18. 18

    Word Movie

    1966

    6.8
  19. 19

    Dance

    1966

    6
  20. 20

    Police Car

    1966

    6
  21. 21

    Je ne vois rien, je n'entends rien, je ne dis rien

    1966

    4.5
  22. 22

    The Evil Faerie

    1966

    5.2
  23. 23

    5 O'Clock in the Morning

    1966

    4.5
  24. 24

    No. 4

    1966

    2.9
  25. 25

    Disappearing Music for Face

    1966

    5
  26. 26

    Blink

    1966

    5
  27. 27

    Smoking

    1966

    4.9
  28. 28

    End After 9

    1966

    5.8
  29. 29

    9 Minutes

    1966

    5
  30. 30

    Eyeblink

    1966

    3.8
  31. 31

    One

    1966

    4
  32. 32

    Shout

    1966

    5
  33. 33

    Entrance to Exit

    1966

    4.3
  34. 34

    Faire un effort

    1969

    4.3
  35. 35

    Fluxfilm No. 36

    1970

    5
  36. 36

    Fluxfilm No. 37

    1970

    5

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