Title Director Cast Nation Notes 1950 The Adventures of Jimmy James Broughton James Broughton United States Music by Weldon Kees . [1] Un chant d'amour Jean Genet Java, André Reybaz France Genet's only film as a director Eaten Horizons Wilhelm Freddie , Jørgen Roos France Surrealist film Orphée Jean Cocteau Jean Marais France Rabbit's Moon Kenneth Anger André Soubeyron, Claude Revenant France Color [2] Swain Gregory Markopoulos , Robert C. Freeman, Jr. Gregory Markopoulos, Mary Zelles United States Based on Hawthorne's novel Fanshawe . Only a drastically shortened version exists; 24 minutes of 50 [3] [ failed verification ] Tłum (The Crowd) Walerian Borowczyk Poland [4] [ failed verification ] 1951 Divertissement Rococo Hy Hirsh United States Abstract animation [5] Ensemble for Somnambulists Maya Deren Canada [6] Images pour Debussy Jean Mitry France Visualization of music, semi-abstract water film. [7] Le film est déja commence? Maurice Lemaître France Lettrist film [8] Le mort du cerf Dimitri Kirsanoff France A Treatise on Venom and Eternity Isidore Isou Isidore Isou France Lettrist film [8] 1952 L'anti-concept Gil J. Wolman France Lettrist film [8] Approaches and Leavetakings Weldon Kees , Jurgen Ruesch United States [1] Bells of Atlantis Ian Hugo Anaïs Nin United States Color. Semi-abstract images and electronic music by Bebe and Louis Barron accompany a reading by Nin from her 1936 novella House of Incest . [9] Form Phases I Robert Breer United States Color, silent abstract animation. [10] Hand-Mouth Coordination Weldon Kees , Gregory Bateson United States [1] Hotel Apex Weldon Kees United States Study of the demolition of an old hotel [1] Hurlements en faveur de Sade Guy Debord France Lettrist film Interim Stan Brakhage United States Brakhage's first film, scored by James Tenney [11] 1953 The Boy and the Sea Stan Brakhage United States Silent, listed by Camper as "not available" [11] Color Cry Len Lye United States Color, Drawn-on-film animation , music by Sonny Terry [12] Come Closer Hy Hirsh United States Color, abstract animation in 3-D [5] Eaux d'Artifice Kenneth Anger Carmilla Salvatorelli Italy Color, added to the National Film Registry in 1993 [13] The End Christopher Maclaine United States Early Beat generation film [14] Eneri Hy Hirsh United States Abstract animation, color. [5] Form Phases II Robert Breer United States Color, silent abstract animation. [10] Mandala Jordan Belson United States Abstract animation, color [15] The Pleasure Garden James Broughton Lindsay Anderson , Hattie Jacques , John Le Mesurier United Kingdom Statues Also Die Chris Marker , Alain Resnais France Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection Stan Brakhage United States Silent, listed by Camper as "not available" [11] 1954 Desistfilm Stan Brakhage United States [11] The Extraordinary Child Stan Brakhage United States Listed by Camper as "not available" [11] Form Phases IV Robert Breer United States Color, silent abstract animation. [10] Gyromorphosis Hy Hirsh Netherlands Abstract animation [5] Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome Kenneth Anger Samson de Brier, Anaïs Nin United States Color, edited into at least three distinct versions [16] Un Miracle Robert Breer , Pontus Hultén United States Color, collage animation. [10] The Way to Shadow Garden Stan Brakhage United States [11] 1955 Atelier de Fernand Léger Walerian Borowczyk Poland Filmed at Fernand Léger 's studio in Paris [4] Aviary Joseph Cornell United States Silent [17] The Bridge William Heick Weldon Kees United States Poetic study, based on Hart Crane [1] Closed Vision Marc'O. France Lettrist film [8] Dementia , aka Daughter of Horror John Parker Adrienne Barrett, Bruno VeSota United States Essentially silent psychological horror film, music by George Antheil [18] Une femme coquette Jean-Luc Godard Maria Lysandre, Roland Tolma France Haitian Film Footage Maya Deren Haiti Begun in 1947; later posthumously edited into The Divine Horsemen [19] In Between Stan Brakhage United States Color, music by John Cage [11] Jesień (Autumn) Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation [4] Joanne, Union Square Joseph Cornell United States Silent [17] Joanne, Xmas Joseph Cornell United States Silent [17] Mosaik im Vertrauen (Mosaic in Confidence) Peter Kubelka Austria Written by Ferry Radax [20] A Portrait of Ga Margaret Tait United Kingdom Orchard Street Ken Jacobs United States Color, silent [21] Reflections Madeline Tourtelot United States Color, two distinct versions [22] Reflections on Black Stan Brakhage United States [11] Sunday in Peking Chris Marker France Untitled film of Geoffrey Holder’s Wedding Stan Brakhage , Larry Jordan United States [11] The Very Eye of Night Maya Deren United States Dance film, choreographed by Antony Tudor [19] The Wonder Ring Stan Brakhage United States Color, silent [11] Żywe fotografie (Photographies Vivantes) Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation [4] 1956 Centuries of June Stan Brakhage , Joseph Cornell United States Color, silent [11] Flesh of Morning Stan Brakhage United States Revised in 1986 [11] Little Cobra Dance Ken Jacobs Jack Smith United States Nightcats Stan Brakhage United States Color, silent [11] Recreation Robert Breer Noël Burch United States Color, semi-abstract animation with narration. [10] Saturday Afternoon Blood Sacrifice Ken Jacobs Jack Smith United States Together Lorenza Mazzetti, Denis Horne Eduardo Paolozzi, Michael Andrews United Kingdom Experimental semi-documentary [23] Zone Moment Stan Brakhage United States Color, silent [11] 1957 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements Jean Cocteau , Marcel Duchamp , Hans Richter United States A to Z Michael Snow Canada "Blue and white" color, silent [24] [25] [26] Adebar Peter Kubelka Austria Early structural — or in Kubelka's terms, "metric" — film [27] Adventures of * John Hubley , Faith Hubley United States Color, music score by Benny Carter . Semi-abstract animation. [28] [29] Angel Joseph Cornell United States Color [17] Był sobie raz (Once Upon a Time ) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Cut-out animation [30] Boy's Games Joseph Cornell United States Silent [17] Cappuccino Joseph Cornell United States [17] Children Joseph Cornell United States Silent [17] Cloche a Travers les Feuilles/Claude Debussy Joseph Cornell United States Revised version of Nymphlight [17] Daybreak and Whiteye Stan Brakhage United States [11] Dni Oświaty (Education Days) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation [4] A Fable for Fountains Joseph Cornell , Rudolph Buckhardt United States Begun in 1955; revised as "A Legend for Fountains" in 1965 [17] Glimpse of the Garden Marie Menken United States Selected for addition to the National Film Registry in 2007 [31] Nagrodzone uczucia (Requited Sentiments) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation [30] Jamestown Baloos Robert Breer United States Color, semi-abstract combination of animation and live action. [10] Loving Stan Brakhage Carolee Schneemann , James Tenney United States Color, silent [11] Strep-tease (Striptease) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation [30] A Man and His Dog Out for Air Robert Breer United States Abstract animation, shown with Last Year at Marienbad in its first New York run. [10] The Man Who Invented Gold Christopher Maclaine United States Partly filmed by Jordan Belson [32] Nymphlight Joseph Cornell United States Color [17] 1958 Anticipation of the Night Stan Brakhage United States [33] Beat Christopher Maclaine United States [32] Broadway by Light William Klein France, United States Défense d'afficher Hy Hirsh France Color [5] Dom (House) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation; Winner of 1958 Belgium International Experimental Film Competition [30] Free Radicals Len Lye United Kingdom Une histoire d'eau Jean-Luc Godard , François Truffaut Caroline Dim, Jean-Claude Brialy France Semi-improvised, proto-Nouvelle vague short [34] A Movie Bruce Conner United States Iconic collage film. [35] Schwechater Peter Kubelka Austria "Metric" beer commercial Szkoła (School) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animated photographs [4] Spatiodynamisme Tinto Brass , Nicolas Schöffer France Color, silent. A visual document of Schöffer's CYSP-1, the first cybernetic sculpture. [36] Sztandar młodych (Banner of Youth) Jan Lenica , Walerian Borowczyk Poland Animation [30] The Very Eye of Night Maya Deren United States 1959 Les astronautes Walerian Borowczyk , Chris Marker France Animated [4] Chasse des Touches Hy Hirsh France Abstract animation [5] Cat's Cradle Stan Brakhage United States Color, silent [11] The Diary of an Unknown Soldier Peter Watkins United Kingdom Eyewash Robert Breer United States Color, silent mixture of abstract animation and live action; exists in two versions. [10] Hiroshima mon amour Alain Resnais Eiji Okada , Emmanuelle Riva France Written by Marguerite Duras Monsieur Tête Jan Lenica France Animation [30] Odds and Ends Jane Conger Shimane Belson United States Pull My Daisy Robert Frank , Alfred Leslie Allen Ginsberg , Gregory Corso United States Beat Generation film, written by Jack Kerouac [37] The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Richard Lester United Kingdom Scotch Hop Christopher Maclaine United States [32] Season of Strangers Maya Deren United States Unfinished; made as part of Haiku Film Project at Woodstock [19] Shadows John Cassavetes Ben Carruthers , Lelia Goldoni , Hugh Hurd United States Sirius Remembered Stan Brakhage United States Color, silent [11] Wedlock House: An Intercourse Stan Brakhage United States Silent [11] Window Water Baby Moving Stan Brakhage United States Color, silent [11] 
