Les Levine Trailers

Nova '78 Trailer (2026)

30 July 2026

Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.

The Troubles: An Artist’s Document of Ulster Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

Video about the political situation in Northern Ireland that coss-pollinates cinéma vérité with the nightly news, mixing on-the-scene images with a collaged soundtrack of field recordings, statistical data, and pertinent history.

Refuge Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Art of the Sixties Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

This film documents the major directions in modern American art during the first seven years of the 1960s.

Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line Trailer (2001)

01 July 2001

A portrait of the American artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995), based on a personal interpretation of Johnson’s avant-garde strategies, using the telephone and the internet as primary sources for sound and image.

Bum Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

A chronicle of the lives and testimonies of men living on New York’s Bowery. One of the earliest documentary style "street tapes" created with Sony's Portapak.

Brainwash Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Four color studio cameras pointed at different angles on Levine's face switch back and forth in rapid succession, creating a kaleidoscopic effect on the screen while he directs the viewer to think about various activities.

Les Levine's Greatest Hits Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

This video performance represents Les Levine singing and dancing to the popular tunes of his adolescence.

White Noise Trailer (1969)

18 February 1969

Among other artists contributing to the February's Cineprobes is Les Levine, the Dublin born sculptor, who migrated to Canada, whose works have been exhibited and circulated by The Museum of Modern Art.

I Am An Artist Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A trembling stroll in the city, covered by the rumbling of the street and the repetitive monologue of Les Levine hidden behind his dark glasses “I am an artist, I am not concerned by what you're doing” he repeats to those that call to him, or pass him, suspiciously or indifferently – all the passersby of a working-class neighborhood in New York.