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Tusalava

New Zealand, 1929
film

Lye’s first film was originally accompanied by live music by Jack Ellit. No score was ever found, so the film presented here is silent, a vision of the..

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Tusalava

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Tal Farlow

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Rainbow dance

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Rhythm

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Parallel lines

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Mud

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