Slavko Vorkapich Theater: The Emotion of Motion

Named in honor of the influential filmmaker who helped bring avant-garde editing techniques to Hollywood, the Slavko Vorkapich Theater showcases innovative short films spanning the history of the medium, from its earliest years to the present day. The program explores the essence of cinema—editing, light, motion, color, and sound—through the work of filmmakers who have pushed the boundaries of the art form. Featuring early film experiments, abstract and experimental cinema, visual music, and animated shorts, it invites audiences to experience the magic of images in motion. 

CC Closed captioning
M Mature content
SI Sensory input advisory: These films contain sequences of flashing lights, strobing effects, or quickly changing patterns, which may affect photosensitive viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

Star Wars Detours
Season 1, Episode 2
Featuring “The Furgitive,” “Bob-o-Fatt,” “Rebo, Man”
Directed by Todd Grimes · 2012 · 23 min.

A Chairy Tale
Directed by Claude Jutra and Norman McLaren 1957 · 10 min. (SI)

Blinkity Blank
Directed by Norman McLaren · 1955 · 5 min. (SI)

Boogie-Doodle
Directed by Norman McLaren · 1941 · 3 min. (SI)

Slavko Vorkapich: Montage and Editing
Film compilation · 7 min.

Steamboat Willie
Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks · 1928 · 8 min.

The Skeleton Dance
Directed by Walt Disney · 1929 · 6 min. (SI)

Rhythm in Light
Directed by Mary Ellen Bute · 1934 · 5 min. (SI)

Flowers and Trees
Directed by Burt Gillett · 1932 · 8 min.© 1932 Disney

Abstract Experiment in Kodachrome
Directed by Slavko Vorkapich
1940–50 · 3 min. (SI)

A Colour Box
Directed by Len Lye · 1935 · 3 min. (SI)

Composition in Blue
Directed by Oskar Fischinger · 1935 · 4 min. (SI)

Betty Boop in Snow-White
Directed by Dave Fleischer · 1933 · 7 min.

60 Cycles
Directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque · 1965 · 17 min.

Superman: The Arctic Giant
Directed by Dave Fleischer · 1942 · 9 min.

Papageno
Directed by Lotte Reiniger · 1935 · 11 min.

Science Friction
Directed by Stan VanDerBeek · 1959 · 10 min. (SI)

Look at Life 
Directed by George Lucas · 1965 · 1 min. (SI)

Kustom Kar Kommandos
Directed by Kenneth Anger · 1965 · 3 min.

What’s Opera, Doc?
Directed by Chuck Jones · 1957 · 7 min.

OffOn
Directed by Scott Bartlett · 1968 · 10 min. (SI)

Mothlight
Directed by Stan Brakhage · 1963 · 3 min. (SI)

21-87 
Directed by Arthur Lipsett · 1963 · 10 min. (SI) (M)

Fast and Furry-ous
Directed by Chuck Jones · 1949 · 7 min.

Herbie
Directed by George Lucas and Paul Golding 
1965 · 3 min. (SI)

The Adventures of André & Wally B.
Directed by Alvy Ray Smith · 1984 · 2 min. · © 1984 Pixar

Star Wars Detours
Season 1, Episode 3
Featuring “The Force is Strong with Rori,” “The Gambler,” “Droid Day Afternoon” 
Directed by Todd Grimes · 2012 · 23 min.

Star Wars: Visions 
Season 1, Episode 1, “The Duel” 
Directed by Takanobu Mizuno · 2021 · 13 min. (SI)

Cowboy Bebop 
Season 1, Episode 1, “Asteroid Blues”
Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe · 1998 · 25 min. (CC)

The Four Troublesome Heads
Directed by Georges Méliès · 1898 · 1 min.

A Trip to the Moon
Directed by Georges Méliès · 1902 · 13 min.

Fantasmagorie
Directed by Émile Cohl · 1908 · 2 min.

Annie Oakley
Directed by W. K. L. Dickson and William Heise
1894 · 1 min.

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
Directed by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon 1906 · 8 min. (SI)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Directed by W. K. L. Dickson and William Heise1894–95 · 1 min.

The Great Train Robbery
Directed by Edwin S. Porter and James Blair Smith 1903 · 12 min.

Busby Berkeley Musicals
Film compilation · 8 min.

Fantasy 
Directed by Vincent Collins and Miwako Collins1976 · 3 min. (SI) 
Restored by the Academy Film Archive

200 
Directed by Vincent Collins · 1975 · 3 min. (SI)
Restored by the Academy Film Archive

How a Mosquito Operates
Directed by Winsor McCay · 1912 · 5 min.
Restoration produced by Brandon Adams and Mauricio Alvarado

Gertie the Dinosaur
Directed by Winsor McCay · 1914 · 15 min. 
Restoration produced by Brandon Adams and Mauricio Alvarado

The Clown’s Little Brother
Directed by Max Fleischer · 1920 · 5 min.

Cowboy Bebop
Season 1, Episode 2, “Stray Dog Strut”
Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe · 1998 · 22 min. (CC)

Star Wars: Visions
Season 1, Episode 2, “Tatooine Rhapsody”
Directed by Taku Kimura · 2021 · 13 min. (SI)

Return to Reason
Directed by Man Ray · 1923 · 3 min. (SI)

Lightplay: Black-White-Gray
Directed by László Moholy-Nagy · 1930 · 8 min. (SI)

Gyromorphosis
Directed by Hy Hirsch · 1954 · 7 min. (SI)

Star Wars Detours 
Season 1, Episode 4
Featuring “Family Visit,” “Dinner and Divas,” “Secret Sauce”
Directed by Todd Grimes · 2012 · 24 min.

Calculated Movements
Directed by Larry Cuba · 1985 · 6 min. (SI)

Catalog 1961
Directed by John Whitney · 1961 · 7 min. (SI)
Digital transfer and restoration courtesy Whitney Editions, LLC

Allures
Directed by Jordan Belson · 1961 · 8 min. (SI)

Tower Bawher
Directed by Theodore Ushev · 2005 · 4 min. (SI)

cNote
Directed by Christopher Hinton · 2004 · 7 min. (SI)

Night on Bald Mountain
Directed by Claire Parker and Alexandre Alexeieff1933 · 8 min. (SI)

The Birth of the Robot
Directed by Len Lye · 1935 · 7 min.

Destino
Directed by Dominique Monféry, from original concept by Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney · 1945/2003 · 7 min.
© 1946 Disney

The Bead Game
Directed by Ishu Patel · 1977 · 6 min.

Jeu
Directed by Georges Schwizgebel · 2006 · 4 min. (SI)

Dancers of the Grass
Directed by Melanie Jackson · 2009 · 2 min.

Black Soul
Directed by Martine Chartrand · 2000 · 10 min.

Star Wars Detours
Season 1, Episode 5
Featuring “The Pied Trooper,” “Jabba’s Day,” “Counter Attack”
Directed by Todd Grimes · 2012 · 23 min.

Cartoon Factory
Directed by Dave Fleischer · 1924 · 8 min.

Epilogue
Directed by William Pettigrew · 1971 · 16 min. (SI)

Man with a Movie Camera
Directed by Dziga Vertov · 1929 · 1 hr. 7 min. (SI)

How to Eat Your Apple 
Directed by Erick Oh · 2011 · 2 min.

Star Wars Detours
Season 1, Episode 6 
Featuring “Recruitment Video,” “Dance Off,” “Leia’s Ad”
Directed by Todd Grimes · 2012 · 23 min.