Experimental Animation(1933)

Experimental Animation Synopsis

Len Lye scraped together enough funding and borrowed equipment to produce a two-minute short featuring his self-made monkey, singing and dancing to 'Peanut Vendor', a 1931 jazz hit for Red Nichols. The two foot high monkey had bolted, moveable joints and some 50 interchangeable mouths to convey the singing. To get the movements right, Lye filmed his new wife, Jane, a prize-winning rumba dancer.

Experimental Animation (1933) is a music and animation film directed by Len Lye, released on January 1, 1933 with a runtime of 3m. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 14 ratings.