Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1933-01-14
Deathday: 2003-03-09 (70 years old)

Biography

Stan Brakhage is one of the most influential filmmakers in American avant-garde cinema, noted for his unflinching social commentaries and technical innovations. Over his nearly 40-year career, he has made over 200 films of varying length. He made his first film, Interim (1952) at age 18 after dropping out of college. Brakhage films seek to change the way we see. They encourage viewers to eschew traditional narrative structure in favor of pure visual perception that is not reliant on naming what is seen; rather his goal is to create a more visceral visual experience, for he believes that a "stream-of visual-consciousness could be nothing less than the pathway of the soul." To this end, his films are shot in highly sensual colors and utilize minimal soundtracks.


His work can be divided into distinct periods. His first short films explored the properties and possibilities of light. In many of his experimental ventures, Brakhage has forgone traditional cinematography in favor of working directly with the film stock itself. He has occasionally painted, inked, scratched and dyed images onto it; he has also tried pasting organic objects on the film. His most famous example is the 1963 short Mothlight in which he glued moth wings onto the stock. Some of his early films were based on his most intimate experiences that included making love to his new bride--depicted on negative film--in Wedlock House: An Intercourse (1959), and an attempt to bring his dead dog back to life with a camera in Sirius Remembered (1959). During the 1960s, Brakhage's iconoclastic views were celebrated for their poetry, but during the '70s, his focus changed to social issues and he alienated many supporters with such disturbing film series as the "Pittsburgh documents" in which he presented many gruesome views of inner city life with films such as Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (1971) which was shot in a morgue. He also continued with autobiographical material with the "Sincerity/Duplicity series. During the 1980s, Brakhage's focus again changed--this time he became intrigued with creating truly "abstract" films such as Arabics (1982) which consists of brilliant bursts of colored light which he claims, represent "envisioned music." In addition to filmmaking, Brakhage also wrote books about films and filmmaking and also served as a teacher.

Filmography

all 429

Movies 428

Director 368

self 35

Narrator 1

TV Shows 1

Producer 1

Director / Cinematography / Editor
Thot-Fal'N

Thot-Fal'N (1978)

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Director / Cinematography
Trio

Trio (1976)

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Narrator (voice) / Director / Cinematography / Editor / Writer
The Stars Are Beautiful

The Stars Are Beautiful (1974)

Movie
Director / Editor / Director of Photography
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (1972)

Movie
Cinematographer
Nuptiae

Nuptiae (1969)

Movie
Director / Editor / Writer / Director of Photography
Dog Star Man

Dog Star Man (1965)

Movie
Director / Editor / Writer
Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself

Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself (1962)

Movie
Editor / Cinematography / Director
Ballad of the Colorado Ute

Ballad of the Colorado Ute (1961)

Movie
Director / Director of Photography / Editor / Cinematography
Colorado Legend

Colorado Legend (1960)

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-01-14

Deathday
2003-03-09 (70 years old)

Birth Name
Robert Sanders

Birth Place
Kansas City, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
James Stanley Brakhage, 스탠 브래키지, スタン・ブラッケージ, 斯坦·布拉哈格, Стэн Брэкидж, სტენ ბრეკიჯი

Awards
Maya Deren Award, Guggenheim Fellowship

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