Len Lye

Director

Born: July 5, 1901 (78 years old)

Died: May 15, 1980

Place of birth: Christchurch, New Zealand

Biography

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 (12)

• Rainbow Dance (1936, ★ 6.2)
• Trade Tattoo (1937, ★ 5.9)
• A Colour Box (1935, ★ 6)
• Free Radicals (1958, ★ 5.9)
• The Birth of the Robot (1936, ★ 6.8)
• Tusalava (1929, ★ 5.7)
• Kaleidoscope (1935, ★ 6.5)
• Tal Farlow (1981, ★ 6.2)
• Experimental Animation (1933, ★ 6.7)
• Hoch der Lambeth Valk (1941, ★ 7.3)
• Cameramen at War (1943, ★ 5.2)
• Bells of Atlantis (1952, ★ 5.2)