Portrait of Len Lye

Directing

Len Lye

Career

Active from 1929 to 1981, with a break from 1960 to 1979, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Birth of the Robot
The Birth of the Robot
GoodWatch score68/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      33
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2020s

      1 title
      Peanuts
      Peanuts (2023)

      Animation

      1980s

      2 titles
      Tal Farlow
      Tal Farlow (1981)

      Director

      Particles in Space
      Particles in Space (1980)

      Director

      1950s

      11 titles · average score 59
      Fountain of Hope/Peace
      Fountain of Hope/Peace (1959)

      Director

      Pittsburgh
      Pittsburgh (1959)

      Cinematography

      Free Radicals
      Free Radicals (1958)
      GoodWatch score 61

      Director

      Prime Time
      Prime Time (1958)

      Director

      Pictures for Percussion
      Pictures for Percussion (1958)

      Director

      Rhythm
      Rhythm (1957)
      GoodWatch score 62

      Director

      All Souls Carnival
      All Souls Carnival (1957)

      Director

      Life's Musical Minute
      Life's Musical Minute (1953)

      Director

      Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
      Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five (1953)

      Director

      Color Cry
      Color Cry (1952)

      Director

      Bells of Atlantis
      Bells of Atlantis (1952)
      GoodWatch score 55

      Assistant Director

      1940s

      11 titles · average score 64
      March of Time: Night Club Boom
      March of Time: Night Club Boom (1945)

      Director

      Cameramen at War
      Cameramen at War (1943)

      Director

      Kill or Be Killed
      Kill or Be Killed (1942)

      Director

      Newspaper Train
      Newspaper Train (1942)

      Director

      Musical Poster #1
      Musical Poster #1 (1942)

      Director

      Collapsible Metal Tubes
      Collapsible Metal Tubes (1942)

      Director

      Work Party
      Work Party (1942)

      Director

      Planned Crops
      Planned Crops (1942)

      Director

      When the Pie Was Opened
      When the Pie Was Opened (1941)

      Director

      Hoch der Lambeth Valk
      Hoch der Lambeth Valk (1941)

      Animation

      Swinging the Lambeth Walk
      Swinging the Lambeth Walk (1940)
      GoodWatch score 64

      Director

      1930s

      7 titles · average score 64
      N or NW
      N or NW (1938)

      Director

      Trade Tattoo
      Trade Tattoo (1937)
      GoodWatch score 61

      Director

      Colour Flight
      Colour Flight (1937)

      Director

      The Birth of the Robot
      The Birth of the Robot (1936)
      GoodWatch score 68

      Director

      A Colour Box
      A Colour Box (1935)
      GoodWatch score 61

      Director

      Kaleidoscope
      Kaleidoscope (1935)
      GoodWatch score 67

      Director

      Experimental Animation
      Experimental Animation (1933)

      Director, Animation

      1920s

      1 title · average score 62
      Tusalava
      Tusalava (1929)
      GoodWatch score 62

      Director