Moods of the Sea

Moods of the Sea is a 1941 film by Slavko Vorkapich and John Hoffman (1904-1980) set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn known as Hebrides Overture or Fingal's Cave. This 10-minute-long film has become well known as an early example of American avant-garde and independent film, and was included in the 7-disc DVD collection Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941, released in October 2005. The film was restored by film preservation expert David Shepard.