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Flip & Two Twisters
48m Art & Culture, Artist, Biography, Documentary 1995

A vibrant portrait of Len Lye - the visionary New Zealand artist who made movement, colour, and energy his lifelong medium.

Flip & Two Twisters is Shirley Horrocks’ dynamic portrait of Len Lye, the New Zealand-born artist whose experimental films and kinetic sculptures electrified the London and New York avant-garde. Through rare footage, interviews, and Lye’s own exuberant words, the film captures his boundless creativity and the realisation of his groundbreaking artistic dreams back home in Aotearoa.

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Rialto Recommends: Flip & Two Twisters. A joyous celebration of motion and imagination, Flip & Two Twisters reveals Len Lye as a force of nature — an artist who made steel sing and light dance. Horrocks’ documentary captures his restless genius and the enduring energy that continues to shape New Zealand’s artistic identity.

Cast

Michael Hurst (Self), Jennifer Ward - Lealand (Narrator), Len Lye (Self)

Director

Shirley Horrocks

Cinematographer

Ian McWilliams

Producer

Robin Laing

Language

English

Country

New Zealand

Studio

Point of View Productions

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