Structural Film Movies

  • 1976
    Trapline

    Trapline

    Trapline

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    Ellie Epp’s 12-shot study of a soon-to-be-demolished public bath in London, which “maps another way out of structural film toward a...

    Trapline
  • 2021
    Water from The Tremulous Stream

    Water from The Tremulous Stream

    Water from The Tremulous Stream

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    A glimpse over the Diguillín River through the mechanical eye of an old digital camera. Light’s trail presents itself fortuitously over...

    Water from The Tremulous Stream
  • 1994
    Acoustic Apple

    Acoustic Apple

    Acoustic Apple

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    A short showing Robakowski peeling and eating an apple, which itself produces the sound.

    Acoustic Apple
  • 1978
    Mouthpiece

    Mouthpiece

    Mouthpiece

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    Dave Jones prototype modules (keyers, color field generators, output amplifier), black-and-white camera, microphone and Serge audio modules (voltage...

    Mouthpiece
  • 1991
    La Mer

    La Mer

    La Mer

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    The passing time is displayed as a series of still frames, or a rapid sequence of moments, ever flowing like the waves that break on the shore, like...

    La Mer
  • 1991
    Here's Looking At You Kid

    Here's Looking At You Kid

    Here's Looking At You Kid

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    A remix film combining elements of found footage and structural filmmaking by combining Humphrey Bogart's quote from Casablanca with found footage of...

    Here's Looking At You Kid
  • 2005
    Endless

    Endless

    Endless

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    A meditation on the inevitable deterioration of certain traditional values that have been established (or destroyed) throughout civilization. This...

    Endless
  • 2016
    A Train Arrives at the Station

    A Train Arrives at the Station

    A Train Arrives at the Station

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    “This film was a gift to me. I make no claims for it, nor do I offer any apologies. It comes from work on The Thoughts That Once We Had. There...

    A Train Arrives at the Station
  • 1970
    Serene Velocity

    Serene Velocity

    Serene Velocity

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    "Serene Velocity (1970) created a stunning percussive head-on motion by systemically shifting the focal length of a stationary zoom lens as it stared...

    Serene Velocity
  • 2025
    Some Real Places

    Some Real Places

    Some Real Places

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    A short structural film that questions the reality we live in under capitalism through various images of Paris, Edinburgh, and Disneyland.

    Some Real Places
  • 2023
    Twin City Twist

    Twin City Twist

    Twin City Twist

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    A silent dance documenting a brief visit to Minneapolis in the fall of 2022. A reflection on the sleeping city's tumultuous recent history through a...

    Twin City Twist
  • 1993
    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

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    ince the 1970s, Robakowski has been experimenting with the category of the author, transferring the authorship of his works onto the film camera. ...

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)
  • 1972
    Tiger Balm

    Tiger Balm

    Tiger Balm

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    "After two years of massive didacticism in black-and-white [Hapax Legomena (1971-72)], I am surprised by Tiger Balm, lyrical, in color, a celebration...

    Tiger Balm
  • 2014
    Vibrations

    Vibrations

    Vibrations

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    9 key moving image works created by filmmaker Christian Lebrat over a ten-year period (1976-1985). Each film focus on an aspect of his...

    Vibrations
  • 2016
    Satin #7

    Satin #7

    Satin #7

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    Textural film produced in San Francisco utilizing satin sheets and analog feedback.

    Satin #7
  • 2016
    Fade to Blank

    Fade to Blank

    Fade to Blank

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    My grandmother is suffering from senile dementia and already lost many precious memories. I try to use the methods of structural film to film her and...

    Fade to Blank
  • 1975
    Pas de Trois

    Pas de Trois

    Pas de Trois

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    An analysis of film’s persistent relationship to sexuality, mediated by allusions to early cinema’s flicker, and other aggressive...

    Pas de Trois
  • 2025
    It Dawned on Me

    It Dawned on Me

    It Dawned on Me

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    Depicting the sun rising on a midwestern winter landscape filmed over 1 hour and 10 minutes, this film explores the relationship between natural...

    It Dawned on Me