No. 4: Fast Track (1947)

16 mm, black & white and color, 2:16 or 6 min. Silent though possibly intended to be screened with Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca. The film starts with a color sequence showing Smith's painting Manteca (ca. 1950) with which he tried to subjectively depict Gillespie's song, every brushstroke representing a music note. The film concludes with black & white superimpositions.

Released Oct. 26, 1947 6 min None+

Genres: Animation, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.experimental-short, imdb.avant-garde, imdb.early-abstractions, imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.abstract-art, awards.national-film-preservation-board-winner

Country: United States
Languages: No Language, English