Robert Fulton

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Robert Fulton

Born December 11, 1939 · Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.

Died May 30, 2002 · aged 62

Robert Fulton was a professional pilot and aerial cinematographer in addition to making his own documentary and experimental films. Filming in the United States, the Andes, Nepal, Africa, and elsewhere, Fulton often combined places and images to create dream-like flows of thoughts and associations. The exquisite kinetic rhythms of his camera movements and his editing, as well as his use of superim…

Known For

River FilmRiver Film · 1972
River Film
1972
MovieDrama
In River Film, Fulton creates a portrait of the Roaring Fork River and its tributaries, the central artery of life near Aspen, Colorado, where he resided for many years.
Great Natural Wonders of the WorldGreat Natural Wonders of the World · 2002
Great Natural Wonders of the World
★ 6.12002
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
David Attenborough sets out on an intrepid quest across seven continents to create a unique television event to celebrate the wealth of natural features that makes Planet Earth so varied, so distinctive and so spectacularly beautiful.
Alice FilmAlice Film · 1971
Alice Film
1971
Movie
11 minutes, 16mm, Color, Silent
Wilderness: A Country in the MindWilderness: A Country in the Mind · 1984
Wilderness: A Country in the Mind
★ 5.01984
MovieDocumentary
Nature is our common impressional and biological ancestor. Its history is now, an open book of essences which we have largely, through the intervention of the industrial state, forgotten how to read. This film is a return to immanence, a restorative immersion, and does what film is best at: inducing a mood of informative ecstasy.
Colorado LandscapesColorado Landscapes · 1994
Colorado Landscapes
1994
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
The video is an aerial view of Colorado from a Cessna 180 flying over the cities to the mountain peaks, over rivers, farms, canyons and deserts.
Poison in the RockiesPoison in the Rockies · 1990
Poison in the Rockies
1990
MovieDocumentary
Acid rain, economic development, and a century of mining pollute Rocky Mountain waters.
Vineyard IVVineyard IV · 1967
Vineyard IV
★ 5.01967
MovieDocumentary
Glen Denny observed: "This film is not ocean, it is panther stalking jungle." Camera flows because it is free to move through space.
Structure SpaceStructure Space
Structure Space
Movie
5 minutes, 16mm, Color, Silent

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