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Stan Brakhage

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Born: January 14, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Stan Brakhage is one of the most influential filmmakers in American avant-garde cinema, noted for his unflinching social commentaries and technical innovations. Over his nearly 40-year career, he has made over 200 films of varying length. He made his first film, Interim (1952) at age 18 after dropping out of college. Brakhage films seek to change the way we see. They encourage viewers to eschew tr...

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Jonas in the Desert
5.5
Jonas in the Desert1994
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
7.2
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968
Cannibal! The Musical
6.4
Cannibal! The Musical1996
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.6
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000
Birth of a Nation
6.3
Birth of a Nation1997
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Notes on Marie Menken
5.4
Notes on Marie Menken2006
Keepers of the Frame
10.0
Keepers of the Frame1999
Filmmakers
Filmmakers1969
Dog Star Man
6.4
Dog Star Man1965
Invocation: Maya Deren
5.0
Invocation: Maya Deren1986
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
7.4
In the Mirror of Maya Deren2002
Song 1
4.4
Song 11964
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
5.0
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)2003
Cat's Cradle
5.8
Cat's Cradle1959
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
6.8
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film2011
Faust's Other: An Idyll
5.7
Faust's Other: An Idyll1988
The Extraordinary Child
5.4
The Extraordinary Child1954
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box1991
The Art of Vision
7.0
The Art of Vision1965
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye
Doodlin': Impressions Of Len Lye1987
Vakvagany
10.0
Vakvagany2002
Dog Star Man: Part III
6.0
Dog Star Man: Part III1964
Dog Star Man: Part IV
6.0
Dog Star Man: Part IV1964
Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day
7.6
Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day2002
Window Water Baby Moving
6.8
Window Water Baby Moving1959
Watunna
Watunna1989
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage1985
Prelude: Dog Star Man
6.0
Prelude: Dog Star Man1962
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages2022
Dog Star Man: Part II
6.3
Dog Star Man: Part II1964
The Stars Are Beautiful
5.0
The Stars Are Beautiful1974
Brakhage
7.0
Brakhage1998
Grand Opera: An Historical Romance
7.2
Grand Opera: An Historical Romance1979
Dog Star Man: Part I
6.1
Dog Star Man: Part I1963
Reality's Invisible
5.9
Reality's Invisible1972
Abstract Cinema
8.0
Abstract Cinema1993
A Visit to Stan Brakhage
A Visit to Stan Brakhage2006
BRAKHAGE ON BRAKHAGE
BRAKHAGE ON BRAKHAGE1996
I Met Stan Brakhage (At Moma, N.Y.C)
I Met Stan Brakhage (At Moma, N.Y.C)1998
Garden Path
5.3
Garden Path2001
Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”
Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”1973
A Visit to Stan Brakhage
A Visit to Stan Brakhage2003
I... Dreaming
5.6
I... Dreaming1988
Life with Stan #4: Stan Painting
Life with Stan #4: Stan Painting2002
Keeping an Eye on Stan
Keeping an Eye on Stan2003
Encomium
Encomium2003
Preserving Cultural Traditions in a Period of Instability
Preserving Cultural Traditions in a Period of Instability2004
As Is Was
As Is Was1995
Looking at Forest of Bliss
Looking at Forest of Bliss2000
Wedlock House: An Intercourse
5.4
Wedlock House: An Intercourse1959
Brakhage Crosses Central Park
4.0
Brakhage Crosses Central Park2006
Trumpit
4.0
Trumpit1956
Tortured Dust
7.0
Tortured Dust1984
The One Romantic Venture of Edward
6.0
The One Romantic Venture of Edward1956
Dinner with Brakhage and Gamow
Dinner with Brakhage and Gamow2008
For Stan
7.0
For Stan2009
Stan & Jane Brakhage
6.0
Stan & Jane Brakhage1981
Stan Brakhage on Jim Davis
Stan Brakhage on Jim Davis1997
Z (Zee Not Zed)
Z (Zee Not Zed)1993
Stan Brakhage on Gregory Markopoulos
Stan Brakhage on Gregory Markopoulos1997
Flesh of Morning
4.2
Flesh of Morning1956
Songs
Songs