Brakhage
BRAKHAGE explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker’s genius, the exquisite splendor of his films, his magic personal charm, his aesthetic fellow travelers, and the influence his work has had on generations of other creators. While touching on significant moments in Brakhage’s biography, the film celebrates Brakhage’s visionary genius, and explores the extraordinary artistic possibilities of cinema, a medium mostly known only for its commercial applications in the form of narratives, cartoons, documentaries, and advertising. BRAKHAGE combines excerpts from Brakhage’s films and films of other avant-garde filmmakers (eg, George Kuchar, Jonas Mekas, Willie Varela, Bruce Elder, and others); interviews with Brakhage, his friends, family, colleagues, and critics; archival footage of Brakhage spanning the past thirty-five years; and location shooting in Boulder, Colorado and New York.
Directed by Jim Shedden
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
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Stan Brakhage Self -
Jane Wodening Self - Marilyn Brakhage Self
- Neowyn Brakhage Self
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Bearthm Brakhage Self - Jerry Aronson Self
- P. Adams Sitney Self
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Phil Solomon Self -
James Tenney Self - Bart Testa Self
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Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage) -
George Kuchar Self (archive footage)
Make it a double feature
2h 59m together
Brakhage
American Movie
A close match in mood and era.
