Richard Reeves Movies

This animated film flows through a vibrant underwater landscape, shown at night time. Sound and picture are drawn directly on film - cameraless...

Drawn directly onto 35mm motion picture film without the use of camera or musical instruments, a visual and aural feast for the senses.

Zig zag pictures dance to zig zag sounds; both sound and picture drawn onto 35mm film.

An exploration of the relationship between sound and picture inspired by the two lights (twi-light) found inside film projectors.

The sound of a heartbeat pumps life into Linear Dreams, a scratch animation film that moves from the simple lines of the unconscious to...

Celebration of film as an artform for the Liaison Independent Filmmakers of Toronto: 25 Film Manifesto’s. Both sound and picture drawn onto...

A charming look into beloved cameraless animator Richard Reeves as he reflects on his animation career, his use of the behemoth Oxberry camera stand,...

Story about creation as told by the Dunne-za people of northern Alberta. Richard Reeves' animation excerpt, which was originally commissioned as part...

Handmade optical sounds and drawing directly to 35mm film. Two abstract energies fall in love, unite as one then disappear into a vanishing point.

History of the Peace River Region over thousands of years. From both the native's and the fur traders points of view.

TV: transformational vibrations.

A short camera-less animation by director Richard Reeves

The horrors of a shipwreck, the bells of aforgotten lighthouse and the coming and going of the tides surround a tale about the sea. 'Sailor’s...

This cameraless animation is about the 1:1 relationship between sound & picture: the 1:1 concept became the structure for the entire piece and spawns...

C’est La Vie: The Chris J. Melnychuk Story documents the award-winning animator’s (Alien, Zap Girl Makes Toast) battle with tongue...

Homage to the single frame of film and the colour Pink in 1/24 of a second. 16mm scratch on film image with handmade optical sounds.

A direct-on-film piece

A meditative journey through colour, form and sound. This film was created for Toronto chamber music composer Frank Horvat. The composition is...

A countdown leader spliced with found film introduces a very short painted-on-film animation. The soundtrack was made using samples of handmade 35mm...