14. Animation: Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)

Support the show! This week’s unconventional pick might be better viewed in multiple sittings.  Harry Everett Smith’s one-man production may be less feature film and more art installation, leading us to question conventional methods of movie-viewing and what Smith’s intent was in creating this picture.  Does art have to have an audience?  And why do certain pieces of art make us feel personally insulted or angry? Sources Carroll, Noël: “Mind, Medium and Metaphor in Harry Smith’s Heaven and Earth Magic” in Film Quarterly Harry Smith Archives: https://harrysmitharchives.com Wikipedia