Scaling
1988, English. Directed by Mike Hoolboom.
A beguiling, humorous presentation of cinematic impermanence. A naked man (Hoolboom), tilted 90 degrees by the camera angle, paints a black shape on a white wall; meanwhile, in a second, superimposed image, he re-paints it in white.
- Runtime
- 0h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 1 January 1988
- Country
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Scaling runs 5 minutes (0h 5m).
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Scaling isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1988. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
What movies are like Scaling?
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Who directed Scaling?
Scaling (1988) was directed by Mike Hoolboom.