Tom Chomont Movies

  • 1975
    abda/Rebirth

    abda/Rebirth

    abda/Rebirth

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    With abda I was processing black and white film myself in buckets . . . I wanted to destroy my own image." – T.C. (An interview in Afterimage,...

    abda/Rebirth
  • 1972
    Lijn II

    Lijn II

    Lijn II

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    Lijn II is a tiny portrait of a friend made on a contact printer from scraps of a film that was lost

    Lijn II
  • 1979
    Minor Revisions

    Minor Revisions

    Minor Revisions

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    "I intended to make a film about food and spiritual nourishment, but this was punctuated by two visits from a friend (upon entering the us army and...

    Minor Revisions
  • 1967
    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    Spiracle

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    Portrait studies of Mrs. Hodges, Gail Beavers (the filmmaker’s sister) and Gregory J. Markopoulos.

    Spiracle
  • 1970
    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    01970HD

    Video Art by Tom Chomont

    Inner Sanctum
  • 1968
    Epilog/Siam

    Epilog/Siam

    Epilog/Siam

    01968HD

    Two portraits paired, one warm, one cold.

    Epilog/Siam
  • 1967
    Jabbok

    Jabbok

    Jabbok

    01967HD

    The story of Jacob wrestling the angel at the stream called Jabbok.

    Jabbok
  • 1967
    The Mirror Garden

    The Mirror Garden

    The Mirror Garden

    01967HD

    A romantic and lyric study of a young friend and readings he encouraged, especially Mallarmé.

    The Mirror Garden
  • 1969
    A Persian Rug

    A Persian Rug

    A Persian Rug

    01969HD

    The film frame sometimes seems to function as a rug-like rectangle into or onto which the lover steps. Filmed in Orselina, Switzerland after reading...

    A Persian Rug
  • 1970
    Aria

    Aria

    Aria

    01970HD

    For R. B. and G. M. Filmed in Diesntis, Switzerland.

    Aria
  • 1969
    The Cat Lady

    The Cat Lady

    The Cat Lady

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    “A portrait of Carla Liss, evoking the atmosphere of the old horror films we both loved.”

    The Cat Lady
  • 1984
    Razor Head

    Razor Head

    Razor Head

    01984HD

    One man shaves another in this highly charged erotic performance.

    Razor Head
  • 2006
    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

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    Short video by Tom Chomont, features Robert Beavers and his mother during the filming of Pitcher of Colored Light. Consists of sections titled Bathed...

    Mother's Day
  • 1970
    Wizard of Light

    Wizard of Light

    Wizard of Light

    01970HD

    First part of a trilogy.

    Wizard of Light
  • 1970
    Storm Warning

    Storm Warning

    Storm Warning

    01970HD

    Third part of a trilogy.

    Storm Warning
  • 1973
    Re: Incarnation

    Re: Incarnation

    Re: Incarnation

    01973HD

    A Berlin diary.

    Re: Incarnation
  • 1970
    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    01970HD

    Made in 1994 with Clark Coleman. Short experimental film.

    A Faustian Knot
  • 1970
    The Hidden Staircase

    The Hidden Staircase

    The Hidden Staircase

    01970HD

    Made in 1990. Short experimental film.

    The Hidden Staircase
  • 1977
    The Heavens

    The Heavens

    The Heavens

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    "The Heavens"–Symmetrical chaos envelops a lone, topless man, whose symmetrical abstractions conjure up a psychadelic version of DaVinci's...

    The Heavens
  • 1971
    Love Objects

    Love Objects

    Love Objects

    01971HD

    A portrait of polymorphous lovers that references the Medieval parable of Les Noces du Roi et Reine and the marriage of opposites... dichotomy...

    Love Objects