Snibbe was also strongly inspired by cinema, particularly animation involving narrative. An influential filmmaker that Snibbe discusses in ‘the work of Len Lye,' (an experimental and abstract film), created direct cinema by scratching and marking celluloid film directly with his body. He became aware that along with other abstract film pioneers, including Oskar Fischinger and Moholy-Nagy, revealed that it is possible to create sophisticated, time-based, emotional and meaningful work without resorting to representation, and through intimate physical connection.