Tom Chomont Movies

  • 1965
    Flames

    Flames

    Flames

    01965HD

    Flames
  • 1972
    Lijn II

    Lijn II

    Lijn II

    01972HD

    Lijn II is a tiny portrait of a friend made on a contact printer from scraps of a film that was lost

    Lijn II
  • 1978
    Earth

    Earth

    Earth

    01978HD

    Flashing lights illuminate black faces and dark eyes, oscillating between darkness and inverted lightness.

    Earth
  • 1970
    Portret

    Portret

    Portret

    01970HD

    A portrait of Eric de Kuyper.

    Portret
  • 1977
    The Heavens

    The Heavens

    The Heavens

    01977HD

    "The Heavens"–Symmetrical chaos envelops a lone, topless man, whose symmetrical abstractions conjure up a psychadelic version of DaVinci's...

    The Heavens
  • 1969
    Ophelia

    Ophelia

    Ophelia

    51969HD

    A portrait inspired by reading about John Millais' painting Ophelia.

    Ophelia
  • 1970
    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    01970HD

    Video Art by Tom Chomont

    Inner Sanctum
  • 1968
    Epilog/Siam

    Epilog/Siam

    Epilog/Siam

    01968HD

    Two portraits paired, one warm, one cold.

    Epilog/Siam
  • 1979
    Minor Revisions

    Minor Revisions

    Minor Revisions

    01979HD

    "I intended to make a film about food and spiritual nourishment, but this was punctuated by two visits from a friend (upon entering the us army and...

    Minor Revisions
  • 1994
    Spider Jan.16.91

    Spider Jan.16.91

    Spider Jan.16.91

    01994HD

    Short experimental film made in 1994.

    Spider Jan.16.91
  • 1975
    abda/Rebirth

    abda/Rebirth

    abda/Rebirth

    01975HD

    With abda I was processing black and white film myself in buckets . . . I wanted to destroy my own image." – T.C. (An interview in Afterimage,...

    abda/Rebirth
  • 1970
    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    01970HD

    Made in 1994 with Clark Coleman. Short experimental film.

    A Faustian Knot
  • 1970
    The Hidden Staircase

    The Hidden Staircase

    The Hidden Staircase

    01970HD

    Made in 1990. Short experimental film.

    The Hidden Staircase
  • 1969
    A Persian Rug

    A Persian Rug

    A Persian Rug

    01969HD

    The film frame sometimes seems to function as a rug-like rectangle into or onto which the lover steps. Filmed in Orselina, Switzerland after reading...

    A Persian Rug
  • 1984
    Joe's Maison

    Joe's Maison

    Joe's Maison

    01984HD

    The film began as a record of the painter Joseph Glin and his series of paintings inspired by "La Maison Des Mortes" by Guillaume Apollinaire. After...

    Joe's Maison
  • 1969
    Gloria in the Glass

    Gloria in the Glass

    Gloria in the Glass

    01969HD

    1 minute, color, silent 16mm

    Gloria in the Glass
  • 1977
    Space Time Studies

    Space Time Studies

    Space Time Studies

    01977HD

    "De eevwigheid duurt een oogwenk./ De ti jd duurt maar door." – A. Roland Holet. "This film is in several short sections. Most are set in a...

    Space Time Studies
  • 1967
    Morpheus In Hell

    Morpheus In Hell

    Morpheus In Hell

    01967HD

    "I, Prolugue, II, The Angel Morpheus/The Major Arcana, III, Jeu de la main. The title refers to (a) quote attributed to Stan Brakhage regarding the...

    Morpheus In Hell
  • 1967
    The Mirror Garden

    The Mirror Garden

    The Mirror Garden

    01967HD

    A romantic and lyric study of a young friend and readings he encouraged, especially Mallarmé.

    The Mirror Garden