This is what I get for no longer following the FRAMEWORKS mailing list. Robert Breer was never a household name, but he was an awesome animator and underground experimental filmmaker whose work I always enjoyed. His short film “Swiss Army Knight with Rats and Pigeons” (1980) deserves to be regarded as a classic for its name alone:
More of his work after the jump.
“Recreation” (1956)
“Eyewash” (1959)
“Blazes” (1961)
“69” (1968)
“70” (1970)
For that one, you’ll have to click here.
My favorite of his films, “Fuji” (1974), doesn’t appear to be online, alas.
Anyway. Godspeed, Mr. Breer.