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Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker and writer (1933-2003) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 70

James Stanley Brakhage was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.

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2003Died9 March 2003Chinese SeriesFilm, 2003Director2001LovesongFilm, Director1999The Dark TowerFilm, Director1994Black IceFilm, Director1992For MarilynFilm, Director1990Glaze of CathexisFilm, Director1987KinderingFilm, Director1986Maya Deren AwardAward1974The Stars Are BeautifulFilm, Director, Writer1972Screening RoomSeries, Himself1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm1965Dog Star ManFilm, Director, Writer1963Dog Star Man: Part IFilm, Director1960The DeadFilm, Director1958Anticipation of the NightFilm, Director1954DesistfilmFilm, Director, Writer1933Born14 January 1933

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  • As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 2000
  • Window Water Baby Moving 1959
  • Stellar 1993
  • The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes 1972
  • Cannibal! The Musical 1996

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Filmography 40

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Television 1

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Photos 1

Awards

Maya Deren Award1986
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2003 · aged 70

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