
Len Lye
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
31 directing credits · 6 acting credits
Directing · 31

Crusade in Europe
1949

Free Radicals
1958

Experimental Animation
1933
Colour Flight
1937
Color Cry
1952

A Colour Box
1935

Rainbow Dance
1936

Kill or Be Killed
1942

Life's Musical Minute
1953

N or NW
1938

Tusalava
1929

The Birth of the Robot
1936

Kaleidoscope
1935

All Souls Carnival
1957
Rhythm
1957

Trade Tattoo
1937
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1940

Tal Farlow
1981

Fountain of Hope/Peace
1959

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953

When the Pie Was Opened
1941

Cameramen at War
1943

Newspaper Train
1942
Particles in Space
1980

Prime Time
1958

Pictures for Percussion
1958

Work Party
1942
March of Time: Night Club Boom
1945
Planned Crops
1942
Musical Poster #1
1942
Collapsible Metal Tubes
1942





