

Mothlight
5.6(105)19634m1
Seemingly at random, the wings and other bits of moths and insects move rapidly across the screen. Most are brown or sepia; up close, we can see patterns within wings, similar to the veins in a leaf. Sometimes the images look like paper cutouts, like Matisse. Green objects occasionally appear. Most wings are translucent. The technique makes them appear to be stuck directly to the film.
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- Status
- Released
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- Box office
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- Language
- No Language
- insect
- plant
- art
- moth
- short film
- experimental
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRichelieu Theater in San Francisco, California2 Dec 1963
- PhysicalSource: Criterion21 Mar 2010
BelgiumBE
- PremiereKnokke Experimental Film Festival27 Dec 1963
ItalyIT
- TVRai 3 (fuori orario)21 Sept 2026
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Mothlight was released on 2 December 1963.
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