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Len Lye
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BirthplaceChristchurch, New Zealand
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Len Lye

Actor · Director · Crew· Christchurch, New Zealand

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

15 credits across 3 departments.

YearTitleRoleType
2011Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmHimself (archive footage)Film
1981Tal FarlowDirectorFilm
1980Particles in SpaceDirectorFilm
1967Art of the SixtiesFilm
1958Free RadicalsDirectorFilm
1957RhythmDirectorFilm
1952Color CryDirectorFilm
1940Swinging the Lambeth WalkDirectorFilm
1937Colour FlightDirectorFilm
1937Trade TattooDirectorFilm
1936The Birth of the RobotDirectorFilm
1936Rainbow DanceDirectorFilm
1935A Colour BoxDirectorFilm
1935KaleidoscopeDirectorFilm
1929TusalavaDirectorFilm

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