▁the ▁main stream ▁film ▁industry . ▁They ▁step ▁back ▁and ▁reflect . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁they ▁take ▁forward ▁le aps ▁to ▁assess ▁new ▁options . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁mak ers ▁are ▁self - t aught ▁visual ▁artists ▁who ▁make ▁innov ative ▁work ▁thanks ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁point ▁of ▁view . ▁Other ▁film m akers ▁primarily ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁medium ▁film ▁and ▁seek ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁dominant ▁visual ▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁Dutch ▁experimental ▁or ▁avant - gar de ▁film ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁saw ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁manif esto ▁for ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Fil ml iga . ▁The ▁movement ' s ▁leaders ▁Men no ▁ter ▁Bra ak ▁and ▁E . ▁du ▁Per ron ' s ▁emb rac ed ▁free ▁film ▁art , ▁pay ing ▁particular ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁editing , ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁composition ▁of ▁films . ▁The ▁Fil ml iga ▁movement ▁includes ▁the ▁Soviet ▁avant - gar de ▁inspired ▁document aries ▁of ▁J oris ▁I vens , ▁the ▁scientific ▁films ▁of ▁J . C . ▁Mol ▁( who ▁ev oked ▁an ▁a est h etic , ▁abstract ▁world ▁with ▁his ▁' H et ▁r ijk ▁der ▁k rist allen ') ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Alexander ▁von ▁B ars y , ▁Paul ▁Sch u item a , ▁Wille m ▁Bon ▁and ▁Mann us ▁Fran ken . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁After ▁a ▁l