David E. Perry Movies

  • 1993
    The Refracting Glasses

    The Refracting Glasses

    The Refracting Glasses

    01993HD

    Constant Malernik, artist and filmmaker, is obsessed by the history of the Russian revolution. He makes images in homage to artists of the twentieth...

    The Refracting Glasses
  • 1967
    The Film

    The Film

    The Film

    01967HD

    “The film was made spontaneously one afternoon in 1966. When a few friends got together... We were all in love with the film medium...”...

    The Film
  • 1967
    The Tribulations of Mr. Dupont Nomore

    The Tribulations of Mr. Dupont Nomore

    The Tribulations of Mr. Dupont Nomore

    01967HD

    1967 David E. Perry short

    The Tribulations of Mr. Dupont Nomore
  • 1967
    Bolero

    Bolero

    Bolero

    01967HD

    A minimalist exercise described by Thoms as ‘observing the effect of movement on perception within the framework of Ravel’s music’.

    Bolero
  • 1968
    David Perry

    David Perry

    David Perry

    01968HD

    In this kinetic tribute to his Ubu Films collaborator Perry, Thoms combined tests and offcuts from early films with film fragments found on...

    David Perry
  • 1968
    A Sketch on Abigayl’s Belly

    A Sketch on Abigayl’s Belly

    A Sketch on Abigayl’s Belly

    01968HD

    Photographer and filmmaker Perry’s concise film-poem uses graphic matches (grapefruits, balloons and bubbles) to convey anxieties about...

    A Sketch on Abigayl’s Belly
  • 1982
    Rubbish

    Rubbish

    Rubbish

    01982HD

    A young boy creates a world of puppet friends using pieces of rubbish found in the street.

    Rubbish
  • 1965
    The Spurt of Blood

    The Spurt of Blood

    The Spurt of Blood

    01965HD

    Made for inclusion in a student theatrical production at the University of Sydney, this film was based on an allegorical play by Antonin Artaud.

    The Spurt of Blood
  • 1965
    Poem 25

    Poem 25

    Poem 25

    01965HD

    In this film, David Perry scratched onto celluloid the numbers of a poem by Kurt Schwitters, which were projected beside the actor reciting it.

    Poem 25
  • 1970
    Album

    Album

    Album

    01970HD

    In this short self-portrait, Ubu Films co-founder Perry mines his archive of family photographs, home videos and exhibited 16mm film to fast-forward,...

    Album
  • 1967
    Halftone

    Halftone

    Halftone

    01967HD

    An experimental film by David Perry.

    Halftone
  • 1967
    Puncture

    Puncture

    Puncture

    01967HD

    An experimental film by David Perry.

    Puncture
  • 1968
    Mad Mesh

    Mad Mesh

    Mad Mesh

    01968HD

    An experimental film by David E. Perry

    Mad Mesh
  • 1967
    Harbour

    Harbour

    Harbour

    01967HD

    Records the backwaters and docklands of Sydney Harbour accompanying a young woman with a red umbrella.

    Harbour
  • 1964
    Swansong in Birdland

    Swansong in Birdland

    Swansong in Birdland

    01964HD

    An animated film using simplified and abstract forms, symbolising nuclear warfare.

    Swansong in Birdland
  • 1968
    Tobias Icarus Age Four

    Tobias Icarus Age Four

    Tobias Icarus Age Four

    01968HD

    An intimate portrait of a son by a mother set to the boisterously pop Batman theme song.

    Tobias Icarus Age Four