Tony Conrad Movies

Straight and Narrow is a study of subjective colour and visual rhythm, although it is printed on black and white film, the hypnotic pacing of the...

Hey Bud begins with the suicide of Bud Dwyer, a government official who killed himself on television. Writes Zando: "I view the suicide as...

“A theory discourse among three participants, enacted in silhouette.” –Tony Conrad

Originally debuted in 1977, where it took the form of a dual slide projection with live piano accompaniment by the artist. In the 2012 installation...

A ramshackle underground SF satire set and shot in the self-absorbed art world of lower Manhattan, written, produced, and directed by Joe Gibbons,...

A young woman, on the brink of sexual awakening, is shocked by the presence of her mother in bed. The imagined presence of the mother's body haunts...

A film consisting of alternating black and white frames.

Stroboscopic vertical lines on a loop accompanying minimalist drone music compositions.

Tony Conrad provides useful & alternative grading tips for teachers. Made in Buffalo, NY.

If the intersection of desire and authority is phallus, the intersection of absence and vigilance is vagina. The tape’s laconic title (I saw, I...

The visual track of Weak Bodies and Strong Wills comes from my 1973 film, Enlightenment through Experience: Interim Semester at Albright College. The...

Made out of six patterns of alternating black and white imposed upon the full surface of the film strip.

This version of the Dick and Jane and Baby Sally tale was influenced by Dorothy Bloch, who stresses the role of childhood fear that the parent will...

This exquisite single shot is a complement to Combat Status Go. Here the viewer is positioned casually, even though every other element in the film...

“Cycles of 3s and 7s is a doubled statement. First and foremost, it is a commentary on computer art and the role of computers in video....

A Dracula parody where the camera moves to the eye of Count Flickerstein and the image changes to static-like patterns.

Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.

Tradition, mystical revelation, the passing on of family secrets--all that is lost in translation. In this magical fairytale Grandma Baba struggles...

“A man, an accordion, a ladder, and a video camera. It’s as simple as that.” - Andrew Lampert

Negative image is shot from a small rear-projection screen, the film comes out of the camera continuously (in the dark room) and is immediately...