Jeff Scher Movies

  • 1989
    Prisoners of Inertia

    Prisoners of Inertia

    Prisoners of Inertia

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    A romantic comedy of misadventure.

    Prisoners of Inertia
  • 1976
    NYC

    NYC

    NYC

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    Scher made this in 1976 as a student at Bard College. He printed it to negative years later and liked the way it looked better than the now faded...

    NYC
  • 2007
    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

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    Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of...

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
  • 2006
    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2

    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2

    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2

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    A diverse compilation of short animations from NYC's popular festival, Animation Block Party. Various genres and narratives. A great mix-tape of...

    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2
  • 1991
    Warren

    Warren

    Warren

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    In Warren, Scher turns the table on his former teacher and mentor, creating an intimate dialogue between friends as well as a battle of directorial...

    Warren
  • 1997
    Trigger Happy

    Trigger Happy

    Trigger Happy

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    “Trigger Happy” was made with hundreds of objects found on the streets and sidewalks of New York. It began as an attempt to make an...

    Trigger Happy
  • 2002
    The Artist in Me

    The Artist in Me

    The Artist in Me

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    A short documentary following 19-year-old Amanda Dunbar, who shares her thoughts on being an artist alongside a group of children in her art class....

    The Artist in Me
  • 1997
    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    Whiplash

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    During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his...

    Whiplash
  • 1998
    Postcards From Warren

    Postcards From Warren

    Postcards From Warren

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    The postcards in this film were all sent to me by my friend and filmmaking mentor, Warren Sonbert, who died of AIDS in 1995. Warren was a great...

    Postcards From Warren
  • 2012
    blood keys

    blood keys

    blood keys

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    Soundtrack: American Royalty

    blood keys
  • 2013
    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

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    Jeff Scher's 2013 ode to underground public transport.

    Tunnel Vision
  • 1994
    Garden of Regrets

    Garden of Regrets

    Garden of Regrets

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    Garden of Regrets is an experiment in making a film that feels as if it has percolated up from the subconscious; a dream you can watch with your eyes...

    Garden of Regrets
  • 1985
    Area Striata

    Area Striata

    Area Striata

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    The film is a film of Japanese traditional fabric stencil in a non-repeating single frame pattern.

    Area Striata
  • 2003
    While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

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    The fleeting inverted image of the landscape in the raindrops as they swell from drop to drip is an optical phenomenon, but to me it’s pure...

    While You Were Sleeping
  • 1970
    Ashtray Ballet

    Ashtray Ballet

    Ashtray Ballet

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    "I made this in 1975 while in college. It was my anti smoking response to Oskar Fischinger's cigarette commercials. It was aired a few times on PBS."...

    Ashtray Ballet
  • 2018
    Eztli

    Eztli

    Eztli

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    The watercolor-painted animated short depicts an Ancient Aztec human sacrifice.

    Eztli
  • 2022
    Nocturn

    Nocturn

    Nocturn

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    Animated on a lampshade by Jeff Scher with music by Shay Lynch.

    Nocturn
  • 2007
    White Out

    White Out

    White Out

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    In short, it's a film about winter. And to create it, Jeff Scher composed approximately 2,250 watercolor paintings on paper. Each one is elegant and...

    White Out
  • 2007
    L'Eau Life

    L'Eau Life

    L'Eau Life

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    L'Eau Life
  • 2003
    Still Loaf with Guitar

    Still Loaf with Guitar

    Still Loaf with Guitar

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    The idea of this film was to make a movie still life in which only the paint moved. I made fifty or so paintings using the same template, a still...

    Still Loaf with Guitar