I think that Avant Garde and Experimental films are anything that challenges the preconceptions people have about films and filmmaking. I think that experimental film is really important because it pushes the limits of the media and it really shows what creators can do.
It really isn't influenced by what audiences during the particular time it was made want to see because they are generally made just out of personal artistic motivation. They are things that the creator know most people aren't going to LOVE, but they make them because they love what they're doing, which really shines through.
Unlike other genres, which have cookie cutter plots to a certain extent, and you know whats going to happen simply because they're all so similar, Experimental film is all about creating something new that's never been made before to challenge the limits of the cinematic medium as an art form.
Overall, I really like Avant Garde film because it doesn't have the limits that other genres have in terms of style and what you can do, which leads to more innovative and interesting films.
