Flip & Two Twisters

Flip & Two Twisters is Shirley Horrocks' documentary about New Zealand-born artist Len Lye. Motion maestro Lye's international reputation rests on his work as a filmmaker and kinetic sculptor, and his lively contributions to the London and New York avant-garde. The documentary explores Lye's career and ideas, with the help of historical footage and excerpts from his films. It includes footage of Lye in typically exuberant form outlining his process, introduces many of his kinetic works, and documents how some of his most ambitious plans are being realised in New Zealand.

Unless you can keep trying to find something that’s simply fascinating to you there’s not much point ... so wait until you’re in the mood ... and you find a piece of steel ... and you might go [rolls steel] like this with it, and roll it about ... and you gradually get the grip of an idea.

– Len Lye on the importance of getting in the mood

Key Cast & Crew

Robin Laing

Producer, Producer

Shirley Horrocks

Director, Co-Producer, Writer

Michael Hurst

Len Lye Readings

Len Lye

Subject

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Narrator

Tom Finlayson

Network Executive