Zen for Film (1964)

Zen for Film (1964)

Fluxfilm No. 1

Release Date: 1964, March 21
Directors: Nam June Paik
Countries: United States of America

Overview:

In an endless loop, unexposed film runs through the projector. The resulting projected image shows a surface illuminated by a bright light, occasionally altered by the appearance of scratches and dust particles in the surface of the damaged film material. This a film which depicts only its own material qualities; An "anti-film", meant to encourage viewers to focus on the lack of concrete images.