Mothlight

Mothlight — Plot

Seemingly at random, the wings and other bits of moths and insects move rapidly across the screen. Most are brown or sepia; up close, we can see patterns within wings, similar to the veins in a leaf. Sometimes the images look like paper cutouts, like Matisse. Green objects occasionally appear. Most wings are translucent. The technique makes them appear to be stuck directly to the film.

• Release date
• December 2, 1963
• Runtime
• 4 min
• Genres
• Animation
• Director
• Stan Brakhage