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Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Directing·1919–1997·41 films

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.…

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As Director

Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason (1967)
The Connection
The Connection (1962)
The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1 (1958)
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America (1986)
Skyscraper
Skyscraper (1959)
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)
Dance in the Sun
Dance in the Sun (1953)
A Moment in Love
A Moment in Love (1956)
24 Frames per Second
24 Frames per Second (1977)
A Scary Time
A Scary Time (1960)
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War (1967)
Savage/Love
Savage/Love (1981)
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops (1958)
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans (1978)
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three (1978)
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2 (1958)
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium (1978)
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation (1978)
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera (1950)
Bullfight
Bullfight (1955)
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton (2016)
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests (2016)
Fear Flight
Fear Flight (2016)

As Actor

Lions Love
Lions Love (1969)Shirley
Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason (1967)Self - Interviewer (voice)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday to John
Happy Birthday to John (1997)Self
Alien Blood
Alien Blood (1999)second alien mother / MIB soldier
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation (1997)Self
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke (1970)Shirley Clarke
Galaxie
Galaxie (1966)Self
As Kineastas
As Kineastas (1986)
Home Movies #18 Florida
Home Movies #18 Florida (1943)Herself
Bill's Hat
Bill's Hat (1967)
Underground New York
Underground New York (1968)Self
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens (2016)Self (archival footage)
Sex Stars
Sex Stars (1976)Self
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera (1950)Herself
Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)
Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young) (1927)Herself
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy (1943)Herself

As Writer

The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
Christopher and Me
Christopher and Me (1960)