Harry Smith Movies

Harry Smith’s screen test by Andy Warhol.

April 19 nite of Ricky visit but not of Ricky. 1. Jose Soltero & his assistant Alicia from Argentina. I do teaching, they tape. 2. Harry arrives...

In 1980, Harry Smith combined his two Wizard of Oz-related films (FILM NO. 16 and 19) and called the new work FILM NO. 20: FRAGMENTS OF A FAITH...

16 mm, color, 10 min. Untraced collage.

Study for Film No. 11: Mirror Animations (1957). Harry Smith described the film as, “An exposition of Buddhism and the Kaballah in the form of...

Hand-painted 35 mm stock photographed in 16 mm, color, silent, 2:20 or 5 min. Initially intended to be screened with and synchronized to Dizzy...

Experimental short. 16 mm, color, silent, 2:30 or 6 min. Sequel to No. 4.

A pilot for a documentary film capturing life at the Chelsea Hotel in the early 1970s. The film was never finished due to budget issues. 'A...

Jonas Mekas visit. Harry comes by before Ricky visit. 1. 12 p.m. April 15th -- Jonas dares to come by but won't talk. I tape him not with set up --...

16 mm, color, silent, 10 min. Animation of Seminole patchwork.

16 mm, black & white and color, 2:16 or 6 min. Silent though possibly intended to be screened with Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca. The film starts...

16 mm, color, silent, 5:25 or 15 min. "Optically printed Pythagoreanism in four movements supported on squares, circles, grillwork, and triangles...

16 mm, black & white, silent, 5 min. Untraced collage. Later expanded to No. 12.

Features Thelonious Monk's Misterioso. Extended version of No. 11 printed forward-backward-forward.

Hand-painted 35 mm stock photographed in 16 mm, color, 3:20 or 10 min. Reportedly cut down from about 30 min. Initially intended to be screened with...

His Oriental predator is at first clothed in black, her 'victim' in white; slowly the costumes change, the victim acquiring a veil of mourning, until...