- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 5, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Died
- May 15, 1980
Len Lye
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.
Filmography
moviePeanuts
2023 · Animation
movieLen Lye: Master of Motion
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieSecrets of British Animation
2018 · Self (archive Photos)
movieFlip & Two Twisters
1995 · Self
movieAbstract Cinema
1993 · Himself
movieDoodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
1987 · Self
movieTal Farlow
1981 · Director
Particles in Space
movieParticles in Space
1980 · Director
movieArt of the Sixties
1967
moviePittsburgh
1959 · Cinematography
movieFountain of Hope/Peace
1959 · Director
movieFree Radicals
1958 · Director
moviePictures for Percussion
1958 · Director
moviePrime Time
1958 · Director
movieAll Souls Carnival
1957 · Director
Rhythm
movieRhythm
1957 · Director
movieAriel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953 · Director
movieLife's Musical Minute
1953 · Director
Color Cry
movieColor Cry
1952 · Director
movieBells of Atlantis
1952 · Assistant Director
tvCrusade in Europe
1949 · Director
March of Time: Night Club Boom
movieMarch of Time: Night Club Boom
1945 · Director
movieCameramen at War
1943 · Director
movieNewspaper Train
1942 · Director
Planned Crops
moviePlanned Crops
1942 · Director
movieWork Party
1942 · Director
Collapsible Metal Tubes
movieCollapsible Metal Tubes
1942 · Director
Musical Poster #1
movieMusical Poster #1
1942 · Director
movieKill or Be Killed
1942 · Director
movieHoch der Lambeth Valk
1941 · Animation
movieWhen the Pie Was Opened
1941 · Director
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
movieSwinging the Lambeth Walk
1940 · Director
movieN or NW
1938 · Director
movieTrade Tattoo
1937 · Director
Colour Flight
movieColour Flight
1937 · Director
movieRainbow Dance
1936 · Director
movieThe Birth of the Robot
1936 · Director
movieA Colour Box
1935 · Director
movieKaleidoscope
1935 · Director
movieExperimental Animation
1933 · Director, Editor, Producer, Animation, Writer
movieTusalava
1929 · Director