Time Piece 59 years old

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this nine-minute, experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson-and starred 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

Credits

Time Piece Cast

Name Character
Frank Oz He was 20, now 80 years old as Messenger boy
Jim Henson He was 28, 53 years old when he died as Man

Time Piece Crew

Name Department
Jim Henson as Director. He was 28 (53) years old when He died Directing
Jim Henson as Producer. He was 28 (53) years old when He died Production
Jim Henson as Writer. He was 28 (53) years old when He died Writing
Time Piece poster
Time Piece (59 years)

  • Release day: Friday, May 07, 1965
  • Runtime: 9 minutes