Al Wong Movies
- 1975
The Devil's Cleavage
The Devil's Cleavage5.61975HD
A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.
- 1977
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks101977HD
While working as a delivery driver, artist Al Wong became captivated by the meditative qualities of the looping roads around San Francisco’s...
- 2022
Paper Sister
Paper Sister02022HD
This work is a response to the Chinese Exclusion Act which was in enacted in the U.S. during the years of 1882-1943. This prohibited immigration on...
- 1982
Puddle
Puddle01982HD
The concern here is to try to make the space between the wall and the puddle to be connected. The image of the person on the wall picking up pebbles...
- 1972
Yo Yo Paradise
Yo Yo Paradise01972HD
16mm Film by Al Wong.
- 1968
U.S. Choice
U.S. Choice01968HD
16mm Film by Al Wong.
- 1968
69 cents a pound
69 cents a pound01968HD
Developing a new friend sometimes comes with discovering surprises. In this film, I experience when a personality changes so quickly that it appears...
- 1968
Portrait of Ivan Majdrakoff
Portrait of Ivan Majdrakoff01968HD
16mm Film by Al Wong.
- 1966
I Loved Her
I Loved Her01966HD
16mm Film by Al Wong.
- 1968
Environment
Environment01968HD
16mm Film by Al Wong.
- 1980
Moon Stand
Moon Stand01980HD
Black and White Video Installation | Sound
- 1981
Philip Whalen
Philip Whalen01981HD
This film portrays my friend Philip Whalen, a Zen Buddhist monk and poet, reading from his book The Art of Literature. There is a play of spotlight...
- 1979
Shadow and Chair
Shadow and Chair01979HD
Black and White Video Installation | Silent
- 1975
Same Difference
Same Difference01975HD
Al Wong’s Same Difference was composed over the course of a year, a 16mm camera set up on a tripod in the artist’s kitchen capturing...
- 1978
Screen, Projector & Film
Screen, Projector & Film01978HD
This film deals with filming (taking) and (giving) projecting into the same space of present and past.
- 1977
24 Frames per Second
24 Frames per Second01977HD
I first started by taking a black 16mm film leader and holding a magnifying glass above the film. I then used the sunlight to burn each frame in the...
- 1971
Discount House
Discount House01971HD
This film depicts a man in search of a relationship. However, after experiencing a number of situations, he realizes that the true relationship is...
- 1974
Moving Still
Moving Still01974HD
This film is still a close part of me. I don’t think I could make another one like this again. It deals with space on many levels within a...
- 1976
Working Class
Working Class01976HD
This film depicts the cycle of the City of San Francisco, as one proceeds through a day of work.
- 1971
Tea for Two
Tea for Two01971HD
The objective is to show myself visiting myself, and then showing the frustration of loneliness, by trying to be with myself. –Al Wong