Category: Directed by Larry Jordan

  • Our Lady of the Sphere (1972, Larry Jordan)

    Our Lady of the Sphere has two definite narratives. Jordan’s cut-up animation seemingly defies narrative, as eggs are landing on the moon, which then grows flowers, but I found two definite ones. The first has to do with a falling child. Jordan opens Sphere with the child falling, later showing the fall begin (and end).…

  • Duo Concertantes (1964, Larry Jordan)

    What do penguins and bees have in common? They both show up in Larry Jordan’s transfixing collage animation Duo Concertantes. I know, they’re also both animals too. I’ve never seen any Jordan before and Concertantes might not be the best place to start, but it’s a phenomenal nine minutes. There’s practically a narrative for the…