Jul 5, 1901 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
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| Movie | 2018 | Secrets of British Animation | Self (archive Photos) | |
| Movie | 1987 | Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye | Self | |
| Movie | 1967 | Art of the Sixties | ||
| Movie | 1993 | Abstract Cinema | Himself | |
| Movie | 1995 | Flip & Two Twisters | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | Len Lye: Master of Motion | Self (archive footage) |
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| Movie | 1959 | Fountain of Hope/Peace | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1936 | Rainbow Dance | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1937 | Trade Tattoo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1935 | A Colour Box | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1958 | Free Radicals | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1929 | Tusalava | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1953 | Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1958 | Pictures for Percussion | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | Color Cry | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1935 | Kaleidoscope | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Particles in Space | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Tal Farlow | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1937 | Colour Flight | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1940 | Swinging the Lambeth Walk | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1936 | The Birth of the Robot | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1957 | Rhythm | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1938 | N or NW | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Experimental Animation | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1943 | Cameramen at War | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1957 | All Souls Carnival | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1942 | Musical Poster #1 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | Bells of Atlantis | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1941 | When the Pie Was Opened | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1941 | Hoch der Lambeth Valk | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1942 | Kill or be Killed | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Experimental Animation | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1933 | Experimental Animation | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1933 | Experimental Animation | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 2023 | Peanuts | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1958 | Prime Time | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1953 | Life's Musical Minute | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1942 | Newspaper Train | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1942 | Collapsible Metal Tubes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1942 | Planned Crops | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1945 | March of Time: Night Club Boom | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1942 | Work Party | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Experimental Animation | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1959 | Pittsburgh | Cinematography | Crew |
| TV Show | 1949 | Crusade in Europe | Director | Directing |
