02 Jul 1921
Why They Love Cavemen
An animated comedy short from the 1920s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
Five Film Exercises: Film 5
Opens with a short canonical statement of a theme upon which the entire film is constructed. The canon is repeated in contrasting variations by means of color. A second section poses the same image in deep film space. The image unfolds itself repeatedly, leaving the receding image to continue on smaller and smaller. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
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