Time Piece

Time Piece

9 mins | Comedy, Music | May 7, 1965

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.

Time Piece

9 mins | Comedy, Music | May 7, 1965

Time Piece
Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers The Jim Henson Company
Original title Time Piece
Directors Jim Henson
Writers Jim Henson

Cast

Jim Henson

as Man

Enid Cafritz

as Wife

Don Sahlin

as Comic (uncredited)

Frank Oz

as Messenger boy (uncredited)