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Ryan Swen Lists

Decades: 2020s, 2010s, 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 1920s, Pre-1920s

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2025

  1. PREFACE TO THE LITTLE DIALOGUE (Matías Piñeiro, Argentina)

2024

  1. SCÉNARIOS (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)
  2. BEING JOHN SMITH (John Smith, UK)
  3. REVOLVING ROUNDS (Christina Jauernik & Johann Lurf, Austria)
  4. REFUSE ROOM (Simon Liu, Hong Kong)
  5. EXPOSÉ DU FILM ANNONCE DU FILM “SCÉNARIO” (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)
  6. THE LAND AT NIGHT (Richard Tuohy & Dianna Barrie, Australia)
  7. ESP (Laura Kraning, USA)
  8. A BLACK SCREEN TOO (Rhayne Vermette, Canada)
  9. ARCHIPELAGO OF EARTHEN BONES—TO BUNYA (Malena Szlam, Canada)
  10. GO BETWEEN (Chris Kennedy, Canada)
  11. EXTREMELY SHORT (Yamamura Koji, Japan)
  12. BLACK GLASS (Adam Piron, USA)
  13. MOON V. STATE (James N. Kienitz Wilkins, USA)
  14. RE-ENGRAVED (Lei Lei, USA)
  15. SPEAKING IN TONGUES: TAKE ONE (Christopher Harris, USA)

2023

  1. THE DAUGHTERS OF FIRE (Pedro Costa, Portugal)
  2. WE DON’T TALK LIKE WE USED TO (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
  3. INCIDENT (Bill Morrison, USA)
  4. TRAILER OF A FILM THAT WILL NEVER EXIST: PHONY WARS (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)
  5. LIGHT, NOISE, SMOKE AND LIGHT, NOISE, SMOKE (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  6. PASSING TIME (Terence Davies, UK)
  7. FALSE EXPECTATIONS (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  8. FILM SCULPTURE (4) (Philipp Fleischmann, Austria)
  9. MAGNETIC POINT (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  10. GREETINGS FROM CRÎNGAȘI! (Radu Jude, Romania)
  11. FOUR UNLOVED WOMEN, ADRIFT ON A PURPOSELESS SEA, EXPERIENCE THE ECSTASY OF DISSECTION (David Cronenberg, Canada)
  12. QUIET AS IT’S KEPT (Ja’Tovia Gary, USA)
  13. NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ (Sean Wang, USA)
  14. OUT OF JUNGLE (Jia Zhangke, China)
  15. SIREN’S LULLABY (Wu Tzu-an, Taiwan)
  16. ALPHA KINGS (Enrique Pedráza Botero & Faye Tsakas, USA)

2022

  1. A SHORT STORY (Bi Gan, China)
  2. THE SOWER OF STARS (Lois Patiño, Spain)
  3. THE POTEMKINISTS (Radu Jude, Romania)
  4. EVENTIDE (Sharon Lockhart, USA)
  5. NE CORRIDOR (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
  6. WHERE DO YOU STAND, TSAI MING-LIANG? (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  7. MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 (Elisabeth Subrin, France)
  8. LAST SCREENING (Darezhan Omirbaev, Kazakhstan)
  9. PIER PAOLO PASOLINI – AGNÈS VARDA – NEW YORK – 1967 (Agnès Varda, France)
  10. IT FOLLOWS IT PASSES ON (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  11. FUR FILM VOL.2: MIRROR MIRROR (ЯeaRflex, Taiwan)
  12. DAUGHTER AND SON (Cheng Yu, China)
  13. DAYDREAMING SO VIVIDLY ABOUT OUR SPANISH HOLIDAYS (Christian Avilés, Spain)
  14. WILL YOU LOOK AT ME (Huang Shuli, China)
  15. GINKO YELLOW (Amy Halpern, USA)
  16. IS THERE A PINE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Liu Chongyan, France)
  17. STARFUCKERS (Antonio Marziale, USA)
  18. THE HEADHUNTER’S DAUGHTER (Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Philippines)

2021

  1. EARTHEARTHEARTH (Saito Daichi, Canada)
  2. TRAIN AGAIN (Peter Tscherkassky, Austria)
  3. TRAFIC (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  4. FIRE BELLY (Amy Halpern, USA)
  5. SYCORAX (Lois Patiño & Matías Piñeiro, Spain)
  6. UNTITLED (34BSP) (Philipp Fleischmann, Austria)
  7. GRANDMA’S SCISSORS (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  8. THE CAPACITY FOR ADEQUATE ANGER (Vika Kirchenbauer, Germany)
  9. KICKING THE CLOUDS (Sky Hopinka, USA)
  10. IMPERSONATOR (Andrew Norman Wilson, USA)
  11. BIRTHDAY SONG (SINGLE CHANNEL) (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  12. DEVELOPING (Hsu Tsen-chu, Taiwan)
  13. A WILD PATIENCE HAS TAKEN ME HERE (Érica Sarnet, Brazil)
  14. SOFT ANIMALS (Renee Zhan, UK)
  15. DEAR CHANTAL (Nicolás Pereda, Mexico)
  16. INNER OUTER SPACE (Laida Lertxundi, Spain)
  17. OFF (I DON’T KNOW WHEN TO STOP) (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  18. BIRDS IN THE WINDOW (Amy Halpern & David Lebrun)

2020

  1. POINT AND LINE TO PLANE (Sofia Bohdanowicz, Canada)
  2. IF YOU COULD GO BACK, I WOULD SEE HER. (Joshua R. Troxler, USA)
  3. LABOR OF LOVE (Sylvia Schedelbauer, Germany)
  4. FIGURE MINUS FACT (Mary Helena Clark, USA)
  5. THE BIG TRIM (John Magary, USA)
  6. VISIT (Jia Zhangke, China)
  7. AUTOFICCIÓN (Laida Lertxundi, USA)
  8. WHILE CURSED BY SPECTERS (Burak Çevik, Turkey)
  9. DREAMS UNDER CONFINEMENT (Christopher Harris, USA)
  10. ALFRED (Esther Urlus, Netherlands)
  11. “THE RED FILTER IS WITHDRAWN.” (Kim Min-jung, South Korea)
  12. NEWT LEADERS (Amy Halpern, USA)
  13. THE HUMAN VOICE (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain)
  14. NEVER REST/UNREST (Tiffany Sia, Hong Kong)
  15. STUMP THE GUESSER (Guy Maddin & Evan & Galen Johnson, Canada)
  16. IN THE AIR TONIGHT (Andrew Norman Wilson, USA)
  17. I WISH YOU WOULD (Ryland Walker Knight, USA)
  18. LA FRANCE CONTRE LES ROBOTS (Jean-Marie Straub, Switzerland)
  19. THE CHICKEN (Sora Neo, USA)
  20. HALPATE (Adam Khalil & Adam Piron, USA)
  21. UNTITLED SEQUENCE OF GAPS (Vika Kirchenbauer, Germany)

2019

  1. SHAKTI (Martín Rejtman, Argentina)
  2. CITYSCAPE (Michael Snow, Canada)
  3. FOREIGN POWERS (Bingham Bryant, USA)
  4. AUSTRIAN PAVILION (Philipp Fleischmann, Austria)
  5. Z = |Z/Z•Z-1 MOD 2|-1: LAVENDER TOWN SYNDROME (Andrew Norman Wilson, USA)
  6. AMUSEMENT RIDE (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  7. THE SKY IS CLEAR AND BLUE TODAY (Ricky D’Ambrose, USA)
  8. (TOURISM STUDIES) (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
  9. CAVALCADE (Johann Lurf, Austria)
  10. CATERINA (Dan Sallitt, USA)
  11. BILLY (Zachary Epcar, USA)
  12. EQUINOX (Margaret Honda, USA)
  13. Z = |Z/Z•Z-1 MOD 2|-1: THE OLD VICTROLA (Andrew Norman Wilson, USA)
  14. SUBJECT TO REVIEW (Theo Anthony, USA)
  15. I SHOT ANTOINE DOINEL (Nicolás Prividera, Argentina)
  16. TRANSCRIPT (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  17. CUBA SCALDS HIS HAND (Abby Sun & Daniel Garber, USA)
  18. LAYING OUT (Joanna Arnow, USA)
  19. FIT MODEL (Myna Joseph, USA)

2018

  1. THIS ACTION LIES (James N. Kienitz Wilkins, USA)
  2. PARSI (Eduardo Williams and Mariano Blatt, Guinea-Bisseau)
  3. BLUE (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand)
  4. CALYX (Nathaniel Dorsky, USA)
  5. ROUND SEVEN (Kevin Jerome Everson, USA)
  6. COLOPHON (Nathaniel Dorsky, USA)
  7. FAINTING SPELLS (Sky Hopinka, USA)
  8. DER KLANG, DIE WELT… (Robert Beavers, USA)
  9. VESLEMØY’S SONG (Sofia Bohdanowicz, Canada)
  10. LA CARTOGRAPHE (Nathan Douglas, Canada)
  11. ADA KALEH (Helena Wittmann, Germany)
  12. THREE ATLAS (Miryam Charles, Haïti)

2017

  1. ARBORETUM CYCLE (Nathaniel Dorsky, USA)
  2. WATCHING THE DETECTIVES (Chris Kennedy, Canada)
  3. FANTASY SENTENCES (Dane Komljen, Germany)
  4. ANOTHER MOVIE (Morgan Fisher, USA)
  5. SCAFFOLD (Kazik Radwanski, Canada)
  6. SPIRAL JETTY (Ricky D’Ambrose, USA)
  7. WASTELAND NO. 1: ARDENT, VERDANT (Jodie Mack, USA)
  8. ROSE GOLD (Sara Cwynar, USA)
  9. LA BOUCHE (Camilo Restrepo, France)
  10. AMONG THE EUCALYPTUSES (Robert Beavers, USA)
  11. RAMS 23 BLUE BEARS 21 (Kevin Jerome Everson, USA)
  12. MEDIUMS (James N. Kienitz Wilkins, USA)
  13. A SHORT HISTORY (Erica Sheu, Taiwan)
  14. WHAT DID JACK DO? (David Lynch, USA)
  15. MUMOK KINO (Philipp Fleischmann, Austria)

2016

  1. TEN MORNINGS TEN EVENINGS AND ONE HORIZON (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  2. THE HEDONISTS (Jia Zhangke, China)
  3. INDEFINITE PITCH (James N. Kienitz Wilkins, USA)
  4. SECRET GOLDFISH (Bi Gan, China)
  5. HEAVEN IS STILL FAR AWAY (Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Japan)
  6. EARS, NOSE AND THROAT (Kevin Jerome Everson, USA)
  7. FOYER (Ismaïl Bahri, Tunisia)
  8. SINGLE BELIEF (Lee Kang-sheng, Taiwan)
  9. LUNA E SANTUR (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
  10. CILAOS (Camilo Restrepo, France)
  11. SARAH WINCHESTER: GHOST OPERA (Bertrand Bonello, France)
  12. LUMINOUS VEIL (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  13. MAN IN THE WELL (Hu Bo, China)
  14. HALIMUHFACK (Christopher Harris, USA)
  15. AUTUMN (Nathaniel Dorsky, USA)
  16. ODE TO SEEKERS 2012 (Andrew Norman Wilson, USA)
  17. THE TREMBLING GIANT (Patrick Tarrant, UK)
  18. OSCAR AT 8903 EMPIRE (Kevin Jerome Everson, USA)
  19. BAGATELLE II (Jerome Hiler, USA)

2015

  1. NO NO SLEEP (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  2. ENGRAM OF RETURNING (Saito Daichi, Canada)
  3. NIGHT WITHOUT DISTANCE (Lois Patiño, Portugal)
  4. BAD AT DANCING (Joanna Arnow, USA)
  5. WORLD OF TOMORROW (Don Hertzfeldt, USA)
  6. SIX CENTS IN THE POCKET (Ricky D’Ambrose, USA)
  7. SOMETHING BETWEEN US (Jodie Mack, USA)
  8. NAVIGATOR (Björn Kämmerer, Austria)
  9. GOING OUT (Ted Fendt, USA)
  10. INTIMATIONS (Nathaniel Dorsky, USA)

2014

  1. SOUND OF A MILLION INSECTS, LIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  2. TRANSFORMERS: THE PREMAKE (Kevin B. Lee, USA)
  3. SPECTRUM REVERSE SPECTRUM (Margaret Honda, USA)
  4. I FORGOT! (Eduardo Williams, France)
  5. MANHATTAN ONE TWO THREE FOUR (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  6. CAMERA FALLS FROM AIRPLANE AND LANDS IN PIG PEN—MUST WATCH END!! (Mia Munselle, USA)
  7. SPECIAL FEATURES (James N. Kienitz Wilkins, USA)
  8. SINGLE STREAM (Paweł Wojtasik & Toby Kim Lee & Ernst Karel, USA)
  9. OCCIDENTE (Ana Vaz, Brazil)
  10. TWELVE TALES TOLD (Johann Lurf, Austria)
  11. TAPROBANA (Gabriel Abrantes, Portugal)
  12. JANUARY (Jhon Hernandez, USA)
  13. CYCLOPS OBSERVES THE CELESTIAL BODIES (Ken Jacobs, USA)
  14. AGAINST LANDSCAPE (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)

2013

  1. BROUILLARD: PASSAGE #14 (Alexandre Larose, Canada)
  2. THE THREE DISASTERS (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)
  3. 45 7 BROADWAY (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  4. REDEMPTION (Miguel Gomes, Portugal)
  5. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE (Jodie Mack, USA)
  6. WALKING ON WATER (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  7. TRAVEL PLANS (Ted Fendt, USA)
  8. 50:50 (Hong Sang-soo, South Korea)
  9. (IT’S NOT A PRISON IF YOU NEVER TRY THE DOOR) (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
  10. LISTENING TO THE SPACE IN MY ROOM (Robert Beavers, USA)
  11. THAT I’M FALLING? (Eduardo Williams, France)
  12. MAIN HALL (Philipp Fleischmann, Austria)
  13. JG (Tacita Dean, UK)
  14. PINBALL (Suzan Pitt, USA)
  15. CASTELLO CAVALCANTI (Wes Anderson, USA)

2012

  1. WALKER (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  2. NO FORM (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  3. DIAMOND SUTRA (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  4. SLEEPWALK (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)
  5. BROKEN SPECS (Ted Fendt, USA)
  6. BY HALVES (Amy Halpern, USA)
  7. NEVER A FOOT TOO FAR, EVEN (Saito Daichi, Canada)
  8. THE POET AND SINGER (Bi Gan, China)
  9. RELEASING HUMAN ENERGIES (Mark Toscano, USA)

2011

  1. LIST (Hong Sang-soo, South Korea)
  2. COULD SEE A PUMA. (Eduardo Williams, Argentina)
  3. BURNING STAR (Joshua Gen Solondz, USA)
  4. 28.IV.81 (DESCENDING FIGURES) (Christopher Harris, USA)
  5. VISITATION (Suzan Pitt, USA)

2010

  1. SHIBUYA – TOKYO (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  2. TOKYO – EBISU (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  3. LADY BLUE SHANGHAI (David Lynch, France)
  4. 607 (Liu Jiayin, China)
  5. CRY WHEN IT HAPPENS (Laida Lertxundi, USA)
  6. OH SUPREME LIGHT (Jean-Marie Straub, Italy)
  7. THIS IS MY KINGDOM (Carlos Reygadas, Mexico)
  8. INFINITE DOORS (Murata Takeshi, USA)
  9. THE UNNAMED (Huang Ya-li, Taiwan)
  10. THE SUPPLIANT (Robert Beavers, USA)

2009

  1. TREES OF SYNTAX, LEAVES OF AXIS (Saito Daichi, Canada)
  2. LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS (Hong Sang-soo, South Korea)
  3. LUMPHINI 2552 (Nishikawa Tomonari, Thailand)
  4. A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand)

2008

  1. 16-18-4 (Nishikawa Tomonari, Japan)
  2. CRY ME A RIVER (Jia Zhangke, China)
  3. GREEN FUSE (Saito Daichi, Canada)
  4. FILM PERDUTO (Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi, Italy)

2007

  1. SKETCH FILM #4 (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  2. SKETCH FILM #5 (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  3. INTO THE MASS (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  4. HOTEL CHEVALIER (Wes Anderson, USA)
  5. ARTIFICES #1 (Alexandre Larose, Canada)
  6. THE SECOND LINE (John Magary, USA)
  7. SUNSHINE STATE (EXTENDED FORECAST) (Christopher Harris, USA)

2006

  1. SKETCH FILM #3 (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  2. CLEAR BLUE SKY (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  3. TEMPLE OF TORMENT (George Kuchar, USA)
  4. CHINA GIRLS (Michelle Silva, USA)

2005

  1. MARKET STREET (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  2. SKETCH FILM #1 (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  3. SKETCH FILM #2 (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)

2004

  1. RECKLESS EYEBALLING (Christopher Harris, USA)

2003

  1. APOLLO (Nishikawa Tomonari, USA)
  2. ( ) (Morgan Fisher, USA)
  3. TEXTISM (Hirabayashi Isamu, Japan)
  4. CHIASMUS (Saito Daichi, Canada)
  5. EL DOCTOR (Suzan Pitt, USA)

2002

  1. THE SKYWALK IS GONE (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan)

2001

  1. THE FOLLOW (Wong Kar-wai, USA)
  2. IN PUBLIC (Jia Zhangke, China)
  3. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 (Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong)
  4. IN THE DARKNESS OF TIME (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)

2000

  1. THE HEART OF THE WORLD (Guy Maddin, Canada)
  2. ORIGINS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)
  3. HUA YANG DE NIAN HUA (Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong)

1999

  1. OUTER SPACE (Peter Tscherkassky, Austria)

1998

  1. VASSOURINHA: THE VOICE AND THE VOID (Carlos Adriano, Brazil)
  2. THE STRANGER IN APARTMENT 9F (Mike Kuchar, USA)

1997

  1. SHULIE (Elisabeth Subrin, USA)
  2. COMINGLED CONTAINERS (Stan Brakhage, USA)
  3. YGGDRASILL: WHOSE ROOTS ARE STARS IN THE HUMAN MIND (Stan Brakhage, USA)

1995

  1. PREMONITIONS FOLLOWING AN EVIL DEED (David Lynch, USA)
  2. WHEN IT RAINS (Charles Burnett, USA)
  3. AM MEER (Ute Aurand, Germany)
  4. ZONE (Ito Takashi, Japan)
  5. JOY STREET (Suzan Pitt, USA)
  6. THE SNOWMAN (Phil Solomon, USA)
  7. VAN GOGH’S EAR (Wu Mi-sen, Taiwan)

1994

  1. BLACK ICE (Stan Brakhage, USA)
  2. THE MOON (Ito Takashi, Japan)
  3. THE MAMMALS OF VICTORIA (Stan Brakhage, USA)

1993

  1. JE VOUS SALUE, SARAJEVO (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland)
  2. STELLAR (Stan Brakhage, USA)

1992

  1. GIRL POWER (Sadie Benning, USA)

1991

  1. AMBITION (Hal Hartley, USA)
  2. A PLACE CALLED LOVELY (Sadie Benning, USA)
  3. THEORY OF ACHIEVEMENT (Hal Hartley, USA)

1990

  1. IF EVERY GIRL HAD A DIARY (Sadie Benning, USA)
  2. ME AND RUBYFRUIT (Sadie Benning, USA)
  3. JOLLIES (Sadie Benning, USA)
  4. VENUS (Ito Takashi, Japan)

1989

  1. LIVING INSIDE (Sadie Benning, USA)
  2. THE MUMMY’S DREAM (Ito Takashi, Japan)
  3. A NEW YEAR (Sadie Benning, USA)

1988

  1. CAT LISTENING TO MUSIC (Chris Marker, France)
  2. DEVIL’S CIRCUIT (Ito Takashi, Japan)

1987

  1. WALL (Ito Takashi, Japan)

1986

  1. NIGHT MUSIC (Stan Brakhage, USA)

1985

  1. GRIM (Ito Takashi, Japan)

1984

  1. STANDARD GAUGE (Morgan Fisher, USA)
  2. GHOST (Ito Takashi, Japan)

1983

  1. EIN BILD (Harun Farocki, West Germany)
  2. THE GREAT SADNESS OF ZOHARA (Nina Menkes, USA)
  3. CATTLE MUTILATIONS (George Kuchar, USA)
  4. POSSIBLY IN MICHIGAN (Cecelia Condit, USA)

1982

  1. THUNDER (Ito Takashi, Japan)
  2. EXPECTATIONS (Edward Yang, Taiwan)
  3. BOX (Ito Takashi, Japan)
  4. EN RACHÂCHANT (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, France)

1981

  1. SPACY (Ito Takashi, Japan)
  2. ORDERLY OR DISORDERLY (Abbas Kiarostami, Iran)
  3. THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS (Stan Brakhage, USA)

1980

  1. THE BIRTH OF MAGELLAN: CADENZA I (Hollis Frampton, USA)
  2. NEW YORK STORY (Jackie Raynal, France)
  3. AMOR (Robert Beavers, USA)

1979

  1. ASPARAGUS (Suzan Pitt, USA)

1977

  1. LA SOUFRIÈRE (Werner Herzog, West Germany)

1976

  1. VENICE PIER (Gary Beydler, USA)
  2. PROJECTION INSTRUCTIONS (Morgan Fisher, USA)

1975

  1. ASSOCIATIONS (John Smith, USA)
  2. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (James Benning & Bette Gordon, USA)
  3. HAND HELD DAY (Gary Beydler, USA)

1974

  1. PASADENA FREEWAY STILLS (Gary Beydler, USA)
  2. YUDIE (Mirra Bank, USA)
  3. DYKETACTICS (Barbara Hammer, USA)
  4. FROM THESE ROOTS (William Greaves, USA)

1973

  1. INTRODUCTION TO ARNOLD SCHOENBERG’S “ACCOMPANIMENT TO A CINEMATOGRAPHIC SCENE” (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, West Germany)
  2. JEFFERSON CIRCUS SONGS (Suzan Pitt, USA)

1972

  1. POETIC JUSTICE (Hollis Frampton, USA)
  2. THE WOLD SHADOW (Stan Brakhage, USA)
  3. MATRIX III (John Whitney Sr., USA)

1971

  1. (NOSTALGIA) (Hollis Frampton, USA)
  2. UFOS (Lillian Schwartz & Ken Knowlton, USA)
  3. CRITICAL MASS (Hollis Frampton, USA)
  4. OLYMPIAD (Lillian Schwartz & Ken Knowlton, USA)
  5. WONG SINSAANG (Eddie Wong, USA)

1970

  1. SERENE VELOCITY (Ernie Gehr, USA)
  2. PRODUCTION STILLS (Morgan Fisher, USA)
  3. THE GRANDMOTHER (David Lynch, USA)

1969

  1. LEMON (Hollis Frampton, USA)
  2. THE NAIL CLIPPERS (Jean-Claude Carriére, France)
  3. SIDE PHASE DRIFT (John Whitney Jr., USA)
  4. MOMENTUM (Jordan Belson, USA)
  5. BINARY BIT PATTERNS (Michael Whitney, USA)

1968

  1. THE BRIDEGROOM, THE ACTRESS, AND THE PIMP (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, West Germany)
  2. ABSTRACT FILM NO. 1 (Valie Export, Austria)
  3. POEMFIELD 7 (Stan VanDerBeek & Ken Knowlton, USA)

1967

  1. SAMADHI (Jordan Belson, USA)
  2. SURFACE TENSION (Hollis Frampton, USA)
  3. NIVEA (Peter Weibel, Austria)
  4. THE BIG SHAVE (Martin Scorsese, USA)
  5. SAILING WITH BUSHNELL KEELER (David Lynch, USA)
  6. — ——- (Thom Andersen & Malcolm Brodwick, USA)

1966

  1. ALL MY LIFE (Bruce Baillie, USA)
  2. CASTRO STREET (Bruce Baillie, USA)
  3. HOLD ME WHILE I’M NAKED (George Kuchar, USA)
  4. MEET MARLON BRANDO (David & Albert Maysles, USA)
  5. LAPIS (James Whitney, USA)
  6. BYJINA FLORES (John Whitney Jr., USA)

1965

  1. LA MUETTE (Claude Chabrol, France)
  2. PHENOMENA (Jordan Belson, USA)
  3. KUSTOM KAR KOMMANDOS (Kenneth Anger, USA)
  4. MELTING (Thom Andersen, USA)

1964

  1. DOG STAR MAN (Stan Brakhage, USA)

1963

  1. THE HOUSE IS BLACK (Forugh Farrokhzad, Iran)
  2. MOTHLIGHT (Stan Brakhage, USA)
  3. THE NEW WORLD (Jean-Luc Godard, Italy)
  4. THE BAKERY GIRL OF MONCEAU (Éric Rohmer, France)
  5. MACHORKA-MUFF (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, West Germany)
  6. BOROM SARRET (Ousmane Sembène, Senegal)
  7. …A VALPARAISO (Joris Ivens, France)
  8. JOSEPH KILIAN (Pavel Juráček & Jan Schmidt, Czechoslovakia)

1962

  1. LA JETÉE (Chris Marker, France)
  2. COSMIC RAY (Bruce Conner, USA)
  3. ANTOINE AND COLETTE (François Truffaut, France)

1961

  1. ALLURES (Jordan Belson, USA)

1960

  1. ARNULF RAINER (Peter Kubelka, Austria)

1959

  1. THE SONG OF STYRENE (Alain Resnais, France)
  2. WINDOW WATER BABY MOVING (Stan Brakhage, USA)
  3. THE FORGOTTEN (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)

1958

  1. A MOVIE (Bruce Conner, USA)
  2. FISHING BOATS (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  3. ROBIN HOOD DAFFY (Chuck Jones, USA)
  4. A DAY IN BARBAGIA (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  5. ORGOSOLO’S SHEPHERDS (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  6. HARE-WAY TO THE STARS (Chuck Jones, USA)

1957

  1. WHAT’S OPERA, DOC? (Chuck Jones, USA)
  2. ALI BABA BUNNY (Chuck Jones, USA)

1956

  1. NIGHT AND FOG (Alain Resnais, France)
  2. ALL THE WORLD’S MEMORY (Alain Resnais, France)

1955

  1. SURFARARA (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  2. REFLECTIONS ON BLACK (Stan Brakhage, USA)
  3. GOLDEN PARABLE (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  4. SEA COUNTRYMEN (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  5. EASTER IN SICILY (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  6. ONE FROGGY EVENING (Chuck Jones, USA)

1954

  1. THE AGE OF THE SWORDFISH (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)
  2. ISLANDS OF FIRE (Vittorio De Seta, Italy)

1953

  1. DUCK AMUCK (Chuck Jones, USA)
  2. DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24½TH CENTURY (Chuck Jones, USA)
  3. DUCK! RABBIT, DUCK! (Chuck Jones, USA)
  4. BULLY FOR BUGS (Chuck Jones, USA)
  5. STATUES ALSO DIE (Alain Resnais & Chris Marker & Ghislain Cloquet, France)
  6. EAUX D’ARTIFICE (Kenneth Anger, USA)

1952

  1. RABBIT SEASONING (Chuck Jones, USA)
  2. OPERATION: RABBIT (Chuck Jones, USA)
  3. A PORTRAIT OF GA (Margaret Tait, UK)
  4. FEED THE KITTY (Chuck Jones, USA)
  5. BEEP, BEEP (Chuck Jones, USA)

1951

  1. RABBIT FIRE (Chuck Jones, USA)

1950

  1. RABBIT OF SEVILLE (Chuck Jones, USA)

1947

  1. FIREWORKS (Kenneth Anger, USA)

1943

  1. MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, USA)

1942

  1. RADIO DYNAMICS (Oskar Fischinger, USA)

1936

  1. ROSE HOBART (Joseph Cornell, USA)

1931

  1. TARIS (Jean Vigo, France)

1930

  1. À PROPOS DE NICE (Jean Vigo & Boris Kaufman)

1929

  1. UN CHIEN ANDALOU (Luis Buñuel, France)
  2. RAIN (Joris Ivens & Mannus Franken, Netherlands)
  3. LIBERTY (Leo McCarey, USA)
  4. BRUMES D’AUTOMNE (Dimitri Kirsanoff, France)
  5. TOKYO MARCH (Mizoguchi Kenji, Japan)

1928

  1. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413, A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA (Robert Florey & Slavko Vorkapich, USA)
  2. RECORD 957 (Germaine Dulac, France)

1926

  1. MÉNILMONTANT (Dimitri Kirsanoff, France)

1924

  1. BALLET MÉCHANIQUE (Fernand Léger & Dudley Murphy, USA)

1914

  1. KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE (Henry Lehrman, USA)

1912

  1. THE MUSKETEERS OF PIG ALLEY (D. W. Griffith, USA)

1910

  1. THE UNCHANGING SEA (D. W. Griffith, USA)

1907

  1. TUNNELING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL (Georges Méliès, France)

1905

  1. THE BLACK IMP (Georges Méliès, France)

1904

  1. THE MERMAID (Georges Méliès, France)

1902

  1. A TRIP TO THE MOON (Georges Méliès, France)

1900

  1. HOW IT FEELS TO BE RUN OVER (Cecil M. Hepworth, UK)

1898

  1. THE FOUR TROUBLESOME HEADS (Georges Méliès, France)

1896

  1. THE ARRIVAL OF A TRAIN AT LA CIOTAT STATION (Louis & Auguste Lumière, France)

1895

  1. WORKERS LEAVING THE LUMIÈRE FACTORY IN LYON (Louis & Auguste Lumière, France)
  2. THE SPRINKLER SPRINKLED (Louis & Auguste Lumière, France)
  3. THE BABY’S MEAL (Louis & Auguste Lumière, France)
  4. BOAT LEAVING THE PORT (Louis & Auguste Lumière, France)
  5. DEMOLITION OF A WALL (Louis & Auguste Lumière, France)