Tusalava (1929)
- Directed by
- Len Lye
- Genre
- abstract animation film, experimental film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
The film shows a screen split into positive and negative sides. Simple cell-like shapes develop and interact, growing into more complex patterns from tribal and modern sources. They collide, merge, and separate until reaching a final state of balance.
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Fantasmagoria II (1939)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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