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Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Directing 1919-10-02 New York City, New York, USA

A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing. Rebelling against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and later film and video, to express her distinctive vision of the world. Moving freely across genres and media throughout her career (and often within a single work), Clarke’s cinema explores the porous boundaries between narr…

Known For

Lions Love
MOV ⭐ 5.8
Lions Love 1969
Birth of a Nation
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Birth of a Nation 1997
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
MOV ⭐ 7.2
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches 1968
Underground New York
MOV
Underground New York 1968
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
MOV ⭐ 8.4
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life 1986
Happy Birthday to John
MOV ⭐ 5.3
Happy Birthday to John 1997
Sex Stars
MOV
Sex Stars 1976
Alien Blood
MOV ⭐ 2.6
Alien Blood 1999
Galaxie
MOV ⭐ 10.0
Galaxie 1966
Portrait of Jason
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Portrait of Jason 1967
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke 1970
As Kineastas
MOV
As Kineastas 1986
Bill's Hat
MOV
Bill's Hat 1967
Home Movies #18 Florida
MOV ⭐ 2.0
Home Movies #18 Florida 1943
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
MOV
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera 1950
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens
MOV
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens 2016
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy
MOV
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy 1943
Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)
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Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young) 1927