Mothlight

Eraserhead without celluloid. Fragments of insect wings and detritus are collaged directly onto film stock. Brakhage's flickering short is an uncanny exercise in pure cinema.

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Stan Brakhage directed Mothlight in 1963. See Stan Brakhage's full filmography, where to start with Stan Brakhage, or where to go after you've seen everything by Stan Brakhage.

Mothlight was released in 1963 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 4 minutes.