Movies Similar to Underwater Blues

The Philosophy of Horror (Part I): Etymology(2019)

The Philosophy of Horror is a seven-part abstract adaptation of Noël Carroll’s influential film theoretical book of the same title (published in 1990), which is a close examination of the horror genre. The film uses hand painted and decayed 35mm film strips of the classic slasher movie A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984) and its sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).

The End of Hunger(2008)

Expeditious.

Nothing Happens(2017)

On the cold outskirts of town, something is about to happen. In our own way we are all waiting for something to happen.

Barkley's Barnyard Critters: Mystery Tail(2006)

The hilarious hour-long episode follows the bipolar, beer-swilling dog, Barkley, and the Critters, the band he fronts. His rocker menagerie includes a vulture, a snake, a tracksuit-clad paranoid schizophrenic crow, a Buckethead-esque farm boy on harmonica, and a manic- depressive canine drummer.

Chase(2017)

Shot in Ireland and Poland - a journey that explores ideas of decision, choice, consequence, circumstance and time among other things, a personal perception on how we try to find whatever it is we are searching for.The film looks at objects, people, and places which share common properties, our connection with one another and our environments in the very similar yet very different paths we share.

Prometheus' Garden(1987)

Inspired by the Greek myth of Prometheus, a Titan who created the first mortals from clay and stole fire from the gods, Prometheus' Garden immerses viewers in a cinematic universe unlike any other. The dark and magical images of this haunting film unfold in a dreamlike stream of consciousness revealing an unlikely cast of characters engaged in a violent struggle for survival.

The Eye & the Ear(1945)

Four types of visual interpretation of four songs by Karol Szymanowski. Polish words by Julian Tuwin, English translation by Jan Sliwinski.

Embryo No.M(1971)

The story of a man who has reached the very top of society and eventually became a victim of his own ideology.

Calculated Movements(1985)

Cuba programmed solid areas and volumes instead of the vector dots of the previous two films. It also in four "colors": black, white, light grey and dark grey. In five episodes, he alternates single events involving ribbon-like figures following intricate trajectories, with more complex episodes consisting of up to 40 individual events that appear and disappear at irregular intervals. Electronic sound scores accompany.

Sunstone(1979)

Experimental computer animation from pioneering artist Ed Emshwiller.

Googolplex(1972)

Extended editing techniques based on Land’s experiments affect the viewer’s sensory perceptions.

La Señal Cósmica(2018)

The film was produced applying mixed techniques on Super 8 film support.

La Costante di Archimede(2012)

PUEDO VER TODO MENOS MIS OJOS(2019)

memoria e imaginación(2013)

Bath House of Whales(2019)

Mizuki Kiyama's short animation utilizes a paint on glass technique to render a young girl's visit to a neighborhood sento (bath house) with her mother with dazzling sensuous wonder. Evoking childish fascination at daily rituals, this quotidian act amidst feminine intimacy becomes a space of otherworldly fantasy.

Dream Journal, May 2016-February 2017(2017)

Experimental narrative animation using hobbyist 3D animation and inspired by niche genres of computer-generated erotica.

The Fourth Dimension(1988)

Shows a couple (Adam and Eve) and various objects, simultaneously, in time, space and movement.

Mutations(1972)

“The changing dots, ectoplasmic shapes and electronic music of L. Schwartz’s ‘Mutations’ which has been shot with the aid of computers and lasers, makes for an eye-catching view of the potentials of the new techniques.” – A. H. Weiler, N. Y. Times

Hand Colored no.2(2017)

In 2013, Lei Lei and Thomas Sauvin collected numbers of black-and-white photos from Chinese flea markets and imagined that all of them belonged to one fictional Chinese person. Through rendering, collage, and a cyclical process of hand coloring, scanning, and printing, connections among the photos were created.