Tony Conrad Movies

  • 1961
    The Autumn Feast

    The Autumn Feast

    The Autumn Feast

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    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...

    The Autumn Feast
  • 1982
    Palace of Error

    Palace of Error

    Palace of Error

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

    Palace of Error
  • 2008
    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

    5.72008HD

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

    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist
  • 2011
    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

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    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...

    Loose Connection
  • 2000
    Grandma Baba and Little Boris

    Grandma Baba and Little Boris

    Grandma Baba and Little Boris

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

    Grandma Baba and Little Boris
  • 1988
    The A Ha! Experience

    The A Ha! Experience

    The A Ha! Experience

    01988HD

    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...

    The A Ha! Experience
  • 1970
    Straight and Narrow

    Straight and Narrow

    Straight and Narrow

    01970HD

    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...

    Straight and Narrow
  • 1966
    The Flicker

    The Flicker

    The Flicker

    5.41966HD

    A film consisting of alternating black and white frames.

    The Flicker
  • 2012
    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

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    Tony Conrad interviewed on the streets of NYC.

    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
  • 1977
    Concord Ultimatum

    Concord Ultimatum

    Concord Ultimatum

    01977HD

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

    Concord Ultimatum
  • 1980
    Teddy Tells Jokes

    Teddy Tells Jokes

    Teddy Tells Jokes

    01980HD

    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...

    Teddy Tells Jokes
  • 2002
    Scanty Claus

    Scanty Claus

    Scanty Claus

    02002HD

    Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.

    Scanty Claus
  • 1974
    Film Feedback

    Film Feedback

    Film Feedback

    01974HD

    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...

    Film Feedback
  • 2003
    Grading Tips for Teachers

    Grading Tips for Teachers

    Grading Tips for Teachers

    02003HD

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

    Grading Tips for Teachers
  • 1988
    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    01988HD

    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...

    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire
  • 1983
    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    01983HD

    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, ...

    Beholden to Victory
  • 1975
    Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals

    Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals

    Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals

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

    Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals
  • 1970
    Doing the City / Urban Community Intervention

    Doing the City / Urban Community Intervention

    Doing the City / Urban Community Intervention

    01970HD

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

    Doing the City / Urban Community Intervention
  • 2005
    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    02005HD

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

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain
  • 1981
    Accordion

    Accordion

    Accordion

    01981HD

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

    Accordion