Stan Brakhage

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Crack Glass Eulogy
5.4

Crack Glass Eulogy

Jan. 01, 1992

Crack Glass Eulogy

An experimental short film by Stan Brakhage which captures various flashing lights, colors, and images. Release: Crack Glass Eulogy 1992 ...
Comingled Containers
6.5

Comingled Containers

Sep. 04, 1996

Comingled Containers

An experimental short film by Stan Brakhage focusing on flashing light and photographic images. Release: Comingled Containers 1997 tt0281737 ...
Cat’s Cradle
5.9

Cat’s Cradle

Jan. 01, 1959

Cat’s Cradle

Images of two women, two men, and a gray cat form a montage of rapid bits of movement. A woman is in a bedroom, another wears an apron: they work ...
“…” Reel Five
5.6

“…” Reel Five

Jan. 01, 1998

“…” Reel Five

Reel #5 of (…) is composed of scratch-imagery edited to music by James Tenney. The music starts accompanied only by black leader: then ...
A Child’s Garden and the Serious Sea
7.2

A Child’s Garden and the Serious Sea

The title of this experimental film draws a line between two different film sequences, firstly, the child’s garden, which can be seen as a ...
Kindering
5.4

Kindering

Jan. 01, 1987

Kindering

Refracted images, not unlike those in a funhouse mirror, display two children playing in a backyard, a boy and a girl. There’s a dog, a ...
23rd Psalm Branch: Part II
6.1

23rd Psalm Branch: Part II

An experimental film by Stan Brakhage combining light, color, and various footage. Release: 23rd Psalm Branch Part II 1967 576p Criterion Bluray ...
23rd Psalm Branch: Part I
6.6

23rd Psalm Branch: Part I

An experimental film with various flashing lights, colors, and World War II footage. This is part of the Song series by Stan Brakhage. Release: ...
Deus Ex
6.1

Deus Ex

Sep. 19, 1971

Deus Ex

An experimental film from Stan Brakhage with clips and cuts of doctors, nurses, patients, and operations at a hospital. Release: Deus Ex 1971 ...
Lovemaking
4.3

Lovemaking

Jan. 01, 1968

Lovemaking

One of America’s finest filmmakers tackles “lovemaking” in its many varieties (hetrosexual, homosexual as well as various ...
Seasons…
7.7

Seasons…

Sep. 23, 2002

Seasons…

Brakhage’s hand carvings directly into the film emulsions are illuminated and textured by Solomon’s lighting and optical printing. ...
Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind
6.0

Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind

A combination of hand-painting and photography. Release: Yggdrasill Whose Roots Are Stars In The Human Mind 1997 480p Criterion Bluray x264-DeMT ...
I Take These Truths
6.3

I Take These Truths

Oct. 13, 1995

I Take These Truths

This film is entirely hand-painted and is composed of such an evolution of variably colored shapes that their inter-action with each other should ...
Boulder Blues and Pearls and…
6.0

Boulder Blues and Pearls and…

Peripheral envisionment of daily life as the mind has it – i.e., a terrifying ecstasy of (hand-painted) synapting nerve ends back-firing ...
Centuries of June
4.9

Centuries of June

Dec. 07, 1956

Centuries of June

Centuries of June, perhaps more than any Cornell film, is a naked attempt to capture the soul of a place and the mood of a disappearing moment. ...
Duplicity III
5.7

Duplicity III

Jan. 01, 1980

Duplicity III

The final Duplicity in this series does seem a resolve with the term. All previous visual manifestations have been extended (thru four-roll ...
Unconscious London Strata
5.4

Unconscious London Strata

This film, photographed in London, is an exploration into the depths of unconscious reactions. Release: Unconscious London Strata 1981 480p ...
Murder Psalm
6.2

Murder Psalm

Mar. 27, 1981

Murder Psalm

A short film by Stan Brakhage. Release: Murder Psalm 1980 480p Criterion Bluray x264-WHRen General: mkv | 283 MB | 00:16:28 Video: 2211 Kbps | ...
The Dead
5.5

The Dead

Dec. 31, 1960

The Dead

An experimental short film from Stan Brakhage. Release: The Dead 1960 480p Criterion Bluray x264-WHRen General: mkv | 186 MB | 00:10:23 Video: ...
Dog Star Man: Part I
6.3

Dog Star Man: Part I

Mar. 18, 1963

Dog Star Man: Part I

From a murky landscape, a wooded mountain emerges. We watch the sun. We see a bearded man climbing up the mountain through the snow. He carries ...