Tony Conrad Movies

A deliberately non-synchronous film, shot in 8mm with the sound on tape. Piero Heliczer reads his poem "The Autumn Feast," and the visuals interact...

“A theory discourse among three participants, enacted in silhouette.” –Tony Conrad

The latest in Marie Losier's ongoing series of film portraits of avant-garde directors (George and Mike Kuchar, Guy Maddin, Richard Foreman),...

To make Loose Connection, Conrad built a camera that moved in two directions simultaneously: it could be rolled backward and forward on a waist-high...

Tradition, mystical revelation, the passing on of family secrets--all that is lost in translation. In this magical fairytale Grandma Baba struggles...

A young woman, on the brink of sexual awakening, is shocked by the presence of her mother in bed. The imagined presence of the mother's body haunts...

Straight and Narrow is a study of subjective colour and visual rhythm, although it is printed on black and white film, the hypnotic pacing of the...

A film consisting of alternating black and white frames.

Tony Conrad interviewed on the streets of NYC.

"Originally intended as one scene in a larger work concerned with the metaphorical destruction of the viewer (through demolition of the camera),...

This exquisite single shot is a complement to Combat Status Go. Here the viewer is positioned casually, even though every other element in the film...

Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.

Negative image is shot from a small rear-projection screen, the film comes out of the camera continuously (in the dark room) and is immediately...

Tony Conrad provides useful & alternative grading tips for teachers. Made in Buffalo, NY.

If the intersection of desire and authority is phallus, the intersection of absence and vigilance is vagina. The tape’s laconic title (I saw, I...

Using the devices of the war film genre, Tony Conrad cast his film with friends and colleagues, such as Mike Kelley, David Antin, Sheldon Nodelman, ...

Made out of six patterns of alternating black and white imposed upon the full surface of the film strip.

This DVD is part of an exhibition catalogue. On Disk: Tony Conrad Live At 80WSE // Curated by Michael Cohen // NYU Steinhardt

Stroboscopic vertical lines on a loop accompanying minimalist drone music compositions.

“A man, an accordion, a ladder, and a video camera. It’s as simple as that.” - Andrew Lampert