Stan Brakhage Movies

  • 1965
    Song 9

    Song 9

    Song 9

    4.21965HD

    SONG 9: Wedding source and substance (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced...

    Song 9
  • 1997
    Stan Brakhage on Jim Davis

    Stan Brakhage on Jim Davis

    Stan Brakhage on Jim Davis

    01997HD

    A very personal lecture on filmmaker and friend Jim Davis.

    Stan Brakhage on Jim Davis
  • 1998
    Brakhage

    Brakhage

    Brakhage

    71998HD

    BRAKHAGE explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker’s genius, the exquisite splendor of his films, his magic personal charm, his aesthetic...

    Brakhage
  • 1970
    The Machine of Eden

    The Machine of Eden

    The Machine of Eden

    5.41970HD

    "'Mis-takes' give birth to 'shape' (which, in this work, is 'matter,' subject and otherwise) amidst a weave of thought: ... the 'dream' of Eden will...

    The Machine of Eden
  • 1999
    Keepers of the Frame

    Keepers of the Frame

    Keepers of the Frame

    101999HD

    An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

    Keepers of the Frame
  • 1976
    Absence

    Absence

    Absence

    01976HD

    "This film is about 'nothing.' Hints of dramatic 'loss' are imaged throughout, but the primary effect of the film is to give, through fleeting and...

    Absence
  • 1993
    Stellar

    Stellar

    Stellar

    6.41993HD

    This is a hand-painted film which has been photographically step-printed to achieve various effects of brief fades and fluidity-of-motion, and makes...

    Stellar
  • 1999
    The Birds Of Paradise

    The Birds Of Paradise

    The Birds Of Paradise

    01999HD

    This is a hand-painted work which involves a variety of colors applied within gouged and scratched shapes which approximate both swift shifts of...

    The Birds Of Paradise
  • 1974
    Star Garden

    Star Garden

    Star Garden

    5.71974HD

    The "star", as it is singular, is the sun; and it is metaphored, at the beginning of this film, by the projector anyone uses to show forth. Then the...

    Star Garden
  • 1968
    My Mountain: Song 27

    My Mountain: Song 27

    My Mountain: Song 27

    6.71968HD

    Image-by-image study of the Arapaho summit, in all seasons for two years; the clouds and the climate that carve this place in the landscape (the...

    My Mountain: Song 27
  • 1955
    Centuries of June

    Centuries of June

    Centuries of June

    3.91955HD

    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.

    Centuries of June
  • 1965
    Song 12

    Song 12

    Song 12

    4.21965HD

    SONG 12: Verticals and shadows caught in glass traps (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan...

    Song 12
  • 1978
    Bird

    Bird

    Bird

    01978HD

    This portrait of a guinea fowl is the first clear vision I've had of the hot-blooded dinosaurs still living among us. (SB)

    Bird
  • 2001
    Lovesong 5 & 6

    Lovesong 5 & 6

    Lovesong 5 & 6

    02001HD

    A hand-painted work beginning with a thicket of curled black lines over flesh tones shaping briefly into sex organs. There is a sense of pulsing...

    Lovesong 5 & 6
  • 1964
    Song 8

    Song 8

    Song 8

    4.41964HD

    SONG 8: Sea Creatures. The Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1963 to...

    Song 8
  • 1964
    Song 3

    Song 3

    Song 3

    4.21964HD

    SONGS 2 & 3: Fire and a mind’s movement in remembering (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker...

    Song 3
  • 1965
    Song 11

    Song 11

    Song 11

    3.91965HD

    SONG 11: Fires, windows, an insect, a lyre of rain scratches (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker...

    Song 11
  • 1965
    Song 10

    Song 10

    Song 10

    3.91965HD

    SONG 10: Sitting around (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to...

    Song 10
  • 1970
    Scenes from Under Childhood

    Scenes from Under Childhood

    Scenes from Under Childhood

    01970HD

    A visualization of the inner world of foetal beginnings, the infant, the baby, the child – a shattering of the ‘myths of childhood’...

    Scenes from Under Childhood
  • 2006
    A Visit to Stan Brakhage

    A Visit to Stan Brakhage

    A Visit to Stan Brakhage

    02006HD

    In late 1966 I visited Stan Brakhage in Rollinsville, Colorado. This is a portrait of Stan at home, with his family, his animals, and the...

    A Visit to Stan Brakhage