My Name Is Oona is a 1969 American avant-garde short film directed by Gunvor Nelson.
Inspiration for the film's soundtrack came when Nelson attended a Steve Reich concert.
Once that was complete, Nelson made a final cut of the film by editing the image track based on the audio.
[4] When My Name Is Oona screened at the Whitney Museum, Danny Weiss of Show Business Illustrated identified it as a standout, calling it a lyrical film that "ends leaving the viewer a little high.
"[5] In The Village Voice, Amos Vogel declared it "one of the most perfect recent examples of poetic cinema.