Most Popular Phill Niblock Trailers
Total trailers found: 27
Combat Shock Trailer (1986)
01 May 1986
A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
Lapses, Regrets and Qualms Trailer (2016)
15 October 2016
A day in the life of director Boris Lehman: he wanders from cafe to bookshop, cinema to museum, writer to musician, and into the storeroom of the film archive.
The Magic Sun Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication by the Arkestra in their prime.
Line Trailer (1969)
14 January 1969
A blond woman (Susan Marshall) in white pants and shirt interacts with a moving round object and the camera.
Rice & Flowers Trailer (2014)
01 January 2014
A 46 minute extreme close-up long take of a knife point counting grains of white rice, one by one, on a white surface, to the orchestra piece "One Large Rose".
6 Hours of Music and Film Trailer (2020)
20 November 2020
As the longest night of the year unfolds and the journey of our planet nears the point when Winter commences in the Northern Hemisphere, Phill Niblock stages his annual Winter Solstice concert for the 10th consecutive year at Roulette.
Hannah Weiner Trailer (1975)
04 April 1975
Another short film by Niblock which consists simply of Hannah Weiner reading from one of her texts, initially in close-up and then over footage of her in her office and then in her armchair.
Brazil 84 Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
"In 1984, I returned to Brazil, deciding to travel the coast, closest to the ocean, from Salvador, Bahia, to as far north as I could get in the time I had.
Armand Schwerner Trailer (1973)
03 June 1973
A short film by Niblock which consists simply of Armand Schwermer reading from his epic poem The Tablets with commentary, while strolling about in front of a Staten Island cityscape.
The Lobotomy Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
Asylum inmate dreams of freedom before medial reality steps in.
Ice-Out Trailer (2017)
01 January 2017
A 59 minute extreme close-up long take of ice cubes slowly melting until they become just water in a stainless steel sink to Phill Niblock's composition "Stosspeng".
Timepiece/Maize Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
A 30 minute extreme close-up long take of the flow of sand trickling from the upper to the lower glass chamber of and hourglass to Phill Niblock's composition "Feedcorn Ear".
The Movement of People Working Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
A compilation of non-narrative films shot in the 1970s and 1980s by Phill Niblock concerned with the movement people make when they do menial tasks.
Max Trailer (1967)
11 June 1967
Speaking of Neuhaus, he's the subject of the next film, 'Max', which pairs another of his soundscapes against a succession of processed images and heavily edited, percussion-based performance footage.
Children Trailer (1967)
29 September 1967
Children play. First shown normally, then shown in reverse.
Dog Track Trailer (1969)
31 May 1969
Dog Track (1969) : For Dogtrack a deeply unsettling, bestiality-themed found text is read aloud with alarming detachment by Barbara Porte while Niblock intercuts between static location shots of urban and natural locations.
CHINA '88 Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
The series of films ‘The Movement of People Working’ portrays human labor in its most elementary form.
Mozart in Love Trailer (1975)
19 November 1975
An irreverent take on Mozart's relations with the three Weber sisters: Louisa, whom he loved, but who didn't love him; Constanza, whom he loved and married; and Sophie, who loved him but whom he didn't love.
Annie Trailer (1969)
13 October 1969
Niblock's portrait of the dancer Ann Danoff set to the soundtrack of a concrète collage by Max Neuhaus.
Terrace of Unintelligibility Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Unedited concert footage of Arthur Russell playing at Experimental Intermedia Foundation on September 22 and October 27, 1985.
Sunsets Trailer (1970)
09 June 1970
Original 16mm footage was shot on location in central New York within a 100 mile radius of the town of Clinton.
Trio Film Trailer (1968)
14 January 1968
Two nudes, a man and a woman, interact with each other and a large balloon in a white living room. Performed by Steve Paxton and Becky Arnold.
Some Imaginary Far Away Type Things a.k.a. Lost in the Meshes Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Unedited concert footage of Arthur Russell playing at Experimental Intermedia Foundation on September 22 and October 27, 1985.
T H I R Trailer (1972)
18 June 1972
T H I R is taken from "Ten Hundred Inch Radii" an intermedia performance of film and music (1972-1975).
Morning Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Morning begins with performers dressing and preparing for their day to the accompaniment of clashing male and female internal monologues, and subsequently depicts various characters going about their daily business while we listen in on their thoughts and anxieties.
China Trailer (1988)
15 June 1988
Original 16mm footage was filmed on location in China, mostly in the mountains around the city of Luding.
Raoul Trailer (1970)
10 June 1970
Rounding off the collection is 'Raoul', whose subject is the painter Raoul Middleman, captured at work in the studio using time lapse photography while an improvised soundtrack (performed by the filmmaker and subject in collaboration) accompanies the rapid influx of images.
