Structural Film Movies

  • 2021
    Water from The Tremulous Stream

    Water from The Tremulous Stream

    Water from The Tremulous Stream

    02021HD

    A glimpse over the Diguillín River through the mechanical eye of an old digital camera. Light’s trail presents itself fortuitously over...

    Water from The Tremulous Stream
  • 2016
    A Train Arrives at the Station

    A Train Arrives at the Station

    A Train Arrives at the Station

    52016HD

    “This film was a gift to me. I make no claims for it, nor do I offer any apologies. It comes from work on The Thoughts That Once We Had. There...

    A Train Arrives at the Station
  • 1966
    The Flicker

    The Flicker

    The Flicker

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    A film consisting of alternating black and white frames.

    The Flicker
  • 1967
    O

    O

    O

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    "Fears and thrills... Part structure (the centerpoint): part improvisation."

    O
  • 2020
    In Ictu Oculi

    In Ictu Oculi

    In Ictu Oculi

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    The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of...

    In Ictu Oculi
  • 1994
    Acoustic Apple

    Acoustic Apple

    Acoustic Apple

    01994HD

    A short showing Robakowski peeling and eating an apple, which itself produces the sound.

    Acoustic Apple
  • 1991
    La Mer

    La Mer

    La Mer

    7.51991HD

    The passing time is displayed as a series of still frames, or a rapid sequence of moments, ever flowing like the waves that break on the shore, like...

    La Mer
  • 2017
    Niebla

    Niebla

    Niebla

    82017HD

    Fog has a curious effect on cinema. On the one hand, it precludes the production of those images that seem artificial, on account of their sharpness....

    Niebla
  • 2005
    Endless

    Endless

    Endless

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    A meditation on the inevitable deterioration of certain traditional values that have been established (or destroyed) throughout civilization. This...

    Endless
  • 2025
    Shapeless Variations

    Shapeless Variations

    Shapeless Variations

    02025HD

    A condensation of a handful of sunsets with various visual moods. Red and blue as opposites that still find a way to cohere. Concrete silhouettes...

    Shapeless Variations
  • 1993
    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    01993HD

    ince the 1970s, Robakowski has been experimenting with the category of the author, transferring the authorship of his works onto the film camera. ...

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)
  • 1991
    Here's Looking At You Kid

    Here's Looking At You Kid

    Here's Looking At You Kid

    01991HD

    A remix film combining elements of found footage and structural filmmaking by combining Humphrey Bogart's quote from Casablanca with found footage of...

    Here's Looking At You Kid
  • 2023
    Twin City Twist

    Twin City Twist

    Twin City Twist

    02023HD

    A silent dance documenting a brief visit to Minneapolis in the fall of 2022. A reflection on the sleeping city's tumultuous recent history through a...

    Twin City Twist
  • 2014
    Vibrations

    Vibrations

    Vibrations

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    9 key moving image works created by filmmaker Christian Lebrat over a ten-year period (1976-1985). Each film focus on an aspect of his...

    Vibrations
  • 2016
    Satin #7

    Satin #7

    Satin #7

    02016HD

    Textural film produced in San Francisco utilizing satin sheets and analog feedback.

    Satin #7
  • 2016
    Fade to Blank

    Fade to Blank

    Fade to Blank

    02016HD

    My grandmother is suffering from senile dementia and already lost many precious memories. I try to use the methods of structural film to film her and...

    Fade to Blank
  • 1976
    Trapline

    Trapline

    Trapline

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    Ellie Epp’s 12-shot study of a soon-to-be-demolished public bath in London, which “maps another way out of structural film toward a...

    Trapline
  • 2025
    It Dawned on Me

    It Dawned on Me

    It Dawned on Me

    02025HD

    Depicting the sun rising on a midwestern winter landscape filmed over 1 hour and 10 minutes, this film explores the relationship between natural...

    It Dawned on Me