Jeff Scher Movies

  • 1989
    Prisoners of Inertia

    Prisoners of Inertia

    Prisoners of Inertia

    51989HD

    A romantic comedy of misadventure.

    Prisoners of Inertia
  • 1997
    Yours

    Yours

    Yours

    4.91997HD

    An animated short film created by the artist Jeff Scher.

    Yours
  • 2007
    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    5.82007HD

    Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of...

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
  • 2006
    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2

    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2

    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2

    02006HD

    A diverse compilation of short animations from NYC's popular festival, Animation Block Party. Various genres and narratives. A great mix-tape of...

    Animation Block Party Mix-Tape, Volume 2
  • 1976
    NYC

    NYC

    NYC

    01976HD

    Scher made this in 1976 as a student at Bard College. He printed it to negative years later and liked the way it looked better than the now faded...

    NYC
  • 1991
    Warren

    Warren

    Warren

    01991HD

    In Warren, Scher turns the table on his former teacher and mentor, creating an intimate dialogue between friends as well as a battle of directorial...

    Warren
  • 1970
    Ashtray Ballet

    Ashtray Ballet

    Ashtray Ballet

    01970HD

    "I made this in 1975 while in college. It was my anti smoking response to Oskar Fischinger's cigarette commercials. It was aired a few times on PBS."...

    Ashtray Ballet
  • 2013
    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

    02013HD

    Jeff Scher's 2013 ode to underground public transport.

    Tunnel Vision
  • 2018
    Eztli

    Eztli

    Eztli

    02018HD

    The watercolor-painted animated short depicts an Ancient Aztec human sacrifice.

    Eztli
  • 2007
    White Out

    White Out

    White Out

    02007HD

    In short, it's a film about winter. And to create it, Jeff Scher composed approximately 2,250 watercolor paintings on paper. Each one is elegant and...

    White Out
  • 1997
    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    01997HD

    During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his...

    Whiplash
  • 2002
    The Artist in Me

    The Artist in Me

    The Artist in Me

    02002HD

    A short documentary following 19-year-old Amanda Dunbar, who shares her thoughts on being an artist alongside a group of children in her art class....

    The Artist in Me
  • 2004
    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

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    This film is made of more than 2,000 watercolor paintings and drawings in a style I call “psychadelichrome,” in which the color varies...

    Lost and Found
  • 2012
    blood keys

    blood keys

    blood keys

    02012HD

    Soundtrack: American Royalty

    blood keys
  • 2021
    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret

    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret

    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret

    02021HD

    The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is retold in song and animation.

    Graham Nash: Dirty Little Secret
  • 2022
    Nocturn

    Nocturn

    Nocturn

    02022HD

    Animated on a lampshade by Jeff Scher with music by Shay Lynch.

    Nocturn
  • 2003
    While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

    While You Were Sleeping

    82003HD

    The fleeting inverted image of the landscape in the raindrops as they swell from drop to drip is an optical phenomenon, but to me it’s pure...

    While You Were Sleeping
  • 1992
    Milk of Amnesia

    Milk of Amnesia

    Milk of Amnesia

    5.61992HD

    A six minute short made in New York City by Jeffrey Noyes Scher.

    Milk of Amnesia
  • 2003
    Spin Cycle

    Spin Cycle

    Spin Cycle

    02003HD

    A short animation featuring a spinning slice of bread by Jeff Scher with music by Shay Lynch.

    Spin Cycle
  • 1998
    Bang Bang

    Bang Bang

    Bang Bang

    01998HD

    Bang Bang was an experiment in animating positive and negative Rorschach-like bilaterally symmetrical ink blots. It is at heart a flicker film, ...

    Bang Bang