poster

Time Piece

Comedy | Music

7.3

Release Date

May 7, 1965

Duration

9 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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.

Casts

Jim Henson

Man

Jim Henson

Enid Cafritz

Wife

Enid Cafritz

Jerry Juhl

Bartender

Jerry Juhl

Frank Oz

Messenger boy

Frank Oz

April March

Stripper

April March

Diana Birkenfield

Diana Birkenfield

Dave Bailey

Drummer

Dave Bailey

Sandy Patterson

Sandy Patterson

Dennis Paget

Dennis Paget

Jim Hutchison

Male Dancer

Jim Hutchison

Barbara Richman

Barbara Richman

Don Sahlin

Comic

Don Sahlin

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