Tony Conrad Movies

  • 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
  • 1977
    Cycles of 3s and 7s

    Cycles of 3s and 7s

    Cycles of 3s and 7s

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    “Cycles of 3s and 7s is a doubled statement. First and foremost, it is a commentary on computer art and the role of computers in video....

    Cycles of 3s and 7s
  • 1983
    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

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    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
  • 1970
    Coming Attractions

    Coming Attractions

    Coming Attractions

    01970HD

    “Coming Attractions” looks backward into the memories and forward into the future of Francis Francine, an elegantly dowdy transvestite...

    Coming Attractions
  • 2008
    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

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    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
  • 1987
    Hey Bud

    Hey Bud

    Hey Bud

    01987HD

    Hey Bud begins with the suicide of Bud Dwyer, a government official who killed himself on television. Writes Zando: "I view the suicide as...

    Hey Bud
  • 2002
    Music in the Afternoon

    Music in the Afternoon

    Music in the Afternoon

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    Fellow violinist and artist Tony Conrad, in collaboration with software engineer Tom Demeyer, made for Steina the instrument seen in this title....

    Music in the Afternoon
  • 2011
    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

    02011HD

    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
  • 1971
    Four Square

    Four Square

    Four Square

    01971HD

    Four Square is a film designed for four screens surrounding the audience. Through its spatial distribution of abstract image and sound it begins to...

    Four Square
  • 1972
    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    01972HD

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

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain