Shirley Clarke
Directing
Born: 1919-10-02 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1997-09-23
Biography
A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing. Rebelling against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and later film and video, to express her distinctive vision of the world. Moving freely across genres and media throughout her career (and often within a single work), Clarke’s cinema explores the porous boundaries between narr
🎬 Movies (30)
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens
2016
Self (archival footage)
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
2016
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Fear Flight
2016
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Decroux Film
2016
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Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
2016
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This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'
2016
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Rose and the Players – Part 1
2016
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Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
2016
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Rose and the Players – Part 2
2016
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Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
2016
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Alien Blood
1999
second alien mother / MIB soldier
Birth of a Nation
1997
Self
Happy Birthday to John
1997
Self
As Kineastas
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
Self (archive footage)
Ornette: Made in America
1986
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Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
1984
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Tongues
1982
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Savage/Love
1981
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The Modnar Machine
1980
The Beats: An Existential Comedy
1980
A Visual Diary
1980
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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
1978
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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
1978
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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978
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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
1978
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24 Frames per Second
1977
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Sex Stars
1976
Self
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973
Director
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972
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