Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

2012 | Biography, Documentary

Synopsis

What is experimental film, and why is it called that? Artists and poet working in celluloid since before WWI have always found themselves in a no man's land. Excluded both from the art world and from the film industry, they bodly created a grassroots network for making and showing their films. They also created a profound body of work that continues to influence our culture. I wanted to share a few of the films I love and introduce you some of the free, radicals artists who made them.

Scores

Overall Score
19.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.2%
Review Aggregate
72.3

Critic Consensus

85.7% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes330

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$3,804$5,197
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$3,804$5,197

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$1,902$2,599
Digital Rentals ?2012$97,000$132,530
Digital Purchases ?2012$44,000$60,117
Physical Rentals ?2012$153,000$209,042
Physical Purchases ?2012$379,000$517,824
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$66,900$91,405
Total Revenues2012$741,802$1,013,516
Expenses
Budget ?2012$223,000 (est)$304,682 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$15,000$20,494
Residuals ?2012$43,000$58,750
Interest & Overhead2012$44,600$60,936
Total Expenses2012$405,600$554,167
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$336,202$459,349

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