Brakhage

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BRAKHAGE explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker’s genius, the exquisite splendor of his films, his magic personal charm, his aesthetic fellow travelers, and the influence his work has had on generations of other creators. While touching on significant moments in Brakhage’s biography, the film celebrates Brakhage’s visionary genius, and explores the extraordinary artistic possibilities of cinema, a medium mostly known only for its commercial applications in the form of narratives, cartoons, documentaries, and advertising. BRAKHAGE combines excerpts from Brakhage’s films and films of other avant-garde filmmakers (eg, George Kuchar, Jonas Mekas, Willie Varela, Bruce Elder, and others); interviews with Brakhage, his friends, family, colleagues, and critics; archival footage of Brakhage spanning the past thirty-five years; and location shooting in Boulder, Colorado and New York.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

75 minutes

Year:

1998

Director:

Jim Shedden

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Company:

Sphinx Productions

Cast:
Stan Brakhage

Himself

Jane Wodening

Herself

Marilyn Brakhage

Herself

Neowyn Brakhage

Herself (as Neowyn Bartek)

Bearthm Brakhage

Himself

Crew:
Jim Shedden

Director

Ron Mann

Executive Producer

Alexa-Frances Shaw

Producer

James Tenney

Music

Alexa-Frances Shaw

Editor