Tom Chomont Movies

A portrait inspired by reading about John Millais' painting Ophelia.

Flashing lights illuminate black faces and dark eyes, oscillating between darkness and inverted lightness.

First part of a trilogy.

Whimsical variations suggested by the minute cracks in a print of Leonardo's famous portrait.

Echoes in time of a lost moment.

“I usually avoid the term ‘film poem,’ because it was overused in the ‘40s and ‘50s. But somehow it fits Phases of The...

Portrait studies of Mrs. Hodges, Gail Beavers (the filmmaker’s sister) and Gregory J. Markopoulos.

“A portrait of Carla Liss, evoking the atmosphere of the old horror films we both loved.”

The story of Jacob wrestling the angel at the stream called Jabbok.

"I would say that the films of Mike Kuchar interest me very much. Also, some footage by a young film-maker in Boston, Tom Chomont, his footage...

Video Art by Tom Chomont

Two portraits paired, one warm, one cold.

1 minute, color, silent 16mm

"The Heavens"–Symmetrical chaos envelops a lone, topless man, whose symmetrical abstractions conjure up a psychadelic version of DaVinci's...

Short experimental film made in 1994.

Short experimental film made in 1994.

For R. B. and G. M. Filmed in Diesntis, Switzerland.

Early Monthly Segments, filmed when Beavers was 18 and 19 years old, now forms the opening to his film cycle, “My Hand Outstretched to the...

A romantic and lyric study of a young friend and readings he encouraged, especially Mallarmé.