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Experimental Animation 1933

Synopsis

Before opening A Colour Box for the GPO in 1935, New Zealander Len Lye experimented with an all-singing, all-dancing stop-motion monkey hungry for peanuts.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Create Strand - Restoration World premiere

Details

Year
1933
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
2 mins
Director
Len Lye
Remastered by
BFI National Archive

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

Jez Stewart

BFI

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