Tom Chomont Movies

  • 1971
    Love Objects

    Love Objects

    Love Objects

    01971HD

    A portrait of polymorphous lovers that references the Medieval parable of Les Noces du Roi et Reine and the marriage of opposites... dichotomy...

    Love Objects
  • 1970
    The Hidden Staircase

    The Hidden Staircase

    The Hidden Staircase

    01970HD

    Made in 1990. Short experimental film.

    The Hidden Staircase
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1966
    Mona Lysa

    Mona Lysa

    Mona Lysa

    01966HD

    Whimsical variations suggested by the minute cracks in a print of Leonardo's famous portrait.

    Mona Lysa
  • 1969
    Untitled

    Untitled

    Untitled

    01969HD

    Made in 1969. 1min. 16mm. Black and White

    Untitled
  • 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
  • 1965
    Night Blossoms

    Night Blossoms

    Night Blossoms

    01965HD

    "I would say that the films of Mike Kuchar interest me very much. Also, some footage by a young film-maker in Boston, Tom Chomont, his footage...

    Night Blossoms
  • 1970
    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    A Faustian Knot

    01970HD

    Made in 1994 with Clark Coleman. Short experimental film.

    A Faustian Knot
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1978
    Earth

    Earth

    Earth

    01978HD

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

    Earth
  • 1969
    The Cat Lady

    The Cat Lady

    The Cat Lady

    5.51969HD

    “A portrait of Carla Liss, evoking the atmosphere of the old horror films we both loved.”

    The Cat Lady
  • 1969
    Ophelia

    Ophelia

    Ophelia

    51969HD

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

    Ophelia
  • 1970
    The Cat Music

    The Cat Music

    The Cat Music

    01970HD

    Made in 1997. Short experimental film.

    The Cat Music
  • 1965
    Flames

    Flames

    Flames

    01965HD

    Flames
  • 1970
    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    01970HD

    Video Art by Tom Chomont

    Inner Sanctum
  • 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
  • 1970
    Penguin Pool

    Penguin Pool

    Penguin Pool

    01970HD

    Echoes in time of a lost moment.

    Penguin Pool