Directing
Aggy Read
Born — Died
1941-01-01 — 1998-08-22
Place of birth
Australia
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Aggy Read was born in 1941. He was a director and producer, known for Transition (1967), Dance of Euclid (1967) and A Random Walk to Classical Ruin (1970). He died on August 22, 1998 in Brisbane, Australia. Film-maker, lecturer and croquet champion Aggy Read died in Brisbane on Sunday August 22 1998 after a short battle with cancer. He was best known as the former manager of the UBU Films group in Sydney from 1965-1970. After meeting Albie Thoms at Sydney University, they formed UBU with David Perry, John Clark and associates including Phillip Noyce, Garry Shead, Gary Stiven, Paul Winkler and others. As one of the seminal figures in UBU Aggy was (along with Thoms) the public face of the gr…
Known for
NRSUNSHINE CITY is Albie Thom’s sprawling, protoplasmic experimental portrait of his hometown of Sydney. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia call it “a structured diary film which investigates the process of living in Sydney, which uses a repeating light modulation to intensify experiences of light, heat, colour”.
Sunshine City
1973
5.5A shy young man is hired by an ad agency to conduct a survey on sex in Australia. The somewhat clueless young man investigates homosexuality, transvestites, prostitution, and strip clubs along with every other variant on the "norm". While doing his interviews he meets celebrities, self proclaimed sex experts, prostitutes, female impersonators, pop stars, actors, and legislators as well as self appointed morals guardians.
The Naked Bunyip
1970
8.0Collection of erotic themed animated shorts from around the world, including "Boobs a Lot" (1968), "Armchair Inventions" (1975), "Little Genitalia", "A Child's Alphabet With Casual Reference to DNA Replication in the Garden of Eden" (1971), "The Further Adventures of Super Screw" (ca. 1928-1933), "Jack in the Fox", "Hearts and Arrows", "Schneewittchen" (a sex parody of 'Snow White'), "Buried Treasure" (ca. 1928-1929), "Crocus", "Little Ms. Muffet", "Seed Reel #1."; "Sniff and Lick"; "Hungry Poem"; "Twelve Dancing Penises", "L'ombre de la pomme" (1967), "Show biz", "Kama Sutra Rides Again" (1972) and a varitation of "Boobs a Lot".
Sex Toons
1975
A blank screen is filled with random lines and shapes.
Transition
1967
A film poem with multiple superimpositions.
Infinity Girl
1969
A lively succession of breasts are animated to the Fugs’ title hit.
Boobs a Lot
1968
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
NRSUNSHINE CITY is Albie Thom’s sprawling, protoplasmic experimental portrait of his hometown of Sydney. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia call it “a structured diary film which investigates the process of living in Sydney, which uses a repeating light modulation to intensify experiences of light, heat, colour”.
Sunshine City
1973
5.5A shy young man is hired by an ad agency to conduct a survey on sex in Australia. The somewhat clueless young man investigates homosexuality, transvestites, prostitution, and strip clubs along with every other variant on the "norm". While doing his interviews he meets celebrities, self proclaimed sex experts, prostitutes, female impersonators, pop stars, actors, and legislators as well as self appointed morals guardians.
The Naked Bunyip
1970
Behind the camera
8.0Collection of erotic themed animated shorts from around the world, including "Boobs a Lot" (1968), "Armchair Inventions" (1975), "Little Genitalia", "A Child's Alphabet With Casual Reference to DNA Replication in the Garden of Eden" (1971), "The Further Adventures of Super Screw" (ca. 1928-1933), "Jack in the Fox", "Hearts and Arrows", "Schneewittchen" (a sex parody of 'Snow White'), "Buried Treasure" (ca. 1928-1929), "Crocus", "Little Ms. Muffet", "Seed Reel #1."; "Sniff and Lick"; "Hungry Poem"; "Twelve Dancing Penises", "L'ombre de la pomme" (1967), "Show biz", "Kama Sutra Rides Again" (1972) and a varitation of "Boobs a Lot".
Sex Toons
1975
A blank screen is filled with random lines and shapes.
Transition
1967
A film poem with multiple superimpositions.
Infinity Girl
1969
A lively succession of breasts are animated to the Fugs’ title hit.
Boobs a Lot
1968
An experimental film by Aggy Read.
Super Block High
1967