Known for

Directing

Born

Jul 5, 1901

Died

May 15, 1980 (aged 78)

Place of birth

Christchurch, New Zealand

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.

Titles

Birth of a Nation

Movie • 1997

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Movie • 2011

The Birth of the Robot

Movie • 1936

N or NW

Movie • 1938

Len Lye: Master of Motion

Movie • 2022

Cameramen at War

Movie • 1943

Experimental Animation

Movie • 1933

Free Radicals

Movie • 1958

Trade Tattoo

Movie • 1937

A Colour Box

Movie • 1935