Topic

For my topic for film discussion, I have chosen the subject of avant-garde films. Experimental film is one of the most interesting mediums that humans have produced. It challenges many of the senses, and it covers a broad range of genres, while being a genre in and of itself. Almost since the advent of film itself, there have been certain artists who have experimented with the medium, such as Salvador Dali. Over time, the genre of avant-garde and the genre of horror have mixed, and the two has a certain relationship. Since avant-garde film pushes the very limit of the human psyche, it can frighten some people, thus the connection. I have selected ten films that I believe best represent the genre, from various parts of the twentieth and twenty-first century.

1) Metropolis
2) Eraserhead
3) Being John Malkovich
4) Adaption
5) Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
6) Brazil
7) Muholland Drive
8) Time Bandits
9) Inland Empire
10) Koyaanisqatsi