Is Free Radicals scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Free Radicals sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Free Radicals violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Free Radicals end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Free Radicals easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Free Radicals

Name: Free Radicals
Genre: Animation, Music
Released: 1958
Duration: 5 min
Rating: 6

Directed by Len Lye

Produced by New Zealand Film Commission

19585 min6.0 / 10

A visually hypnotic abstract film that pairs frenetic scratched imagery with African percussion to create a meditative exploration of pure form and rhythm.

In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched "white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches" on to black leather, using a variety of tools from saw teeth to arrow heads. The first version of the film won a major award at the International Experimental Film Festival Held in Brussels in 1958 in association with the World's Fair. Stan Brakhage described the film as "an almost unbelievably immense masterpiece".

Clusters

Visually Experimental Films

Genres

Animation Music

Keywords

Abstract Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Free Radicals scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Free Radicals sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is Free Radicals violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Free Radicals end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Free Radicals easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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