Shirley Clarke Filmes
- 1967
Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason6.5151967HD
Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked,...
- 1963
The Cool World
The Cool World5.41963HD
A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to...
- 1951
Love Nest
Love Nest5.71951HD
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further...
- 1969
Lions Love
Lions Love5.9431969HD
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
- 1986
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America6.31986HD
Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
- 1960
A Scary Time
A Scary Time5.51960HD
Intended as a call to action, this UNICEF-sponsored film juxtaposes the fears experienced by children around the world as a means of awakening...
- 1958
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 171958HD
New York City's various bridges transform into an urban jungle (jazz version) or an alien landscape (electro-acoustic version).
- 1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches7.4351968HD
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
- 1961
The Connection
The Connection6.31961HD
A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker...
- 1982
Tongues
Tongues51982HD
A performance piece written by Sam Shepard, enacted by Joseph Chaikin and directed by Shirley Clarke, a dying man reflects on his life while...
- 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life81986HD
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
- 1978
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium01978HD
A pair of performers wearing bodysuits dance and balance together in this short film for director Shirley Clarke’s Four Journeys Into Mystic...
- 1997
Happy Birthday to John
Happy Birthday to John4.81997HD
On October 9th, 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's art, designed by the Master of the Fluxus movement, George Maciunas, opened at the...
- 1968
Underground New York
Underground New York01968HD
A rare behind-the-scenes view of the exploding New York “underground” in the late sixities, a turbulent time and place that was to change...
- 1959
Skyscraper
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Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New...
- 1955
Bullfight
Bullfight01955HD
Anna Sokolow’s choreographed reinterpretation of a bullfight. Sokolow plays the matador, an audience member, and the doomed animal.
- 1999
Alien Blood
Alien Blood1.31999HD
Spoof science fiction. An alien mother and her child are pursued across England by a bunch of incompetent government agents and take refuge in a...
- 1978
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three01978HD
An abstract work featuring three dancers, the performers interact with large screens as well as each other. Included in Shirley Clarke’s Four...
- 1986
As Kineastas
As Kineastas01986HD
Based on interviews with 15 women, including directors, producers and film actresses, a journey around the world is made, seeing the wars waged by...
- 1976
Sex Stars
Sex Stars01976HD
Sex star gives an explosive behind the scenes view of the people who make sexual fantasies come true on the silver screen. Sex Stars is the first...