Stan Brakhage Movies

  • 1984
    Egyptian Series

    Egyptian Series

    Egyptian Series

    81984HD

    A series of meditations on Egyptian hieroglyphs – designations (as I finally saw them) of nurturing godheads.

    Egyptian Series
  • 1976
    Gadflies

    Gadflies

    Gadflies

    01976HD

    "Gadflies, a record of a reunion of a group of old high school friends, is filmed with an eye toward the rhythms of conversation, of group...

    Gadflies
  • 1966
    Pasht

    Pasht

    Pasht

    3.71966HD

    In honor of the cat, so named, and the goddess of all cats which she was named after. - CAT Film Festival

    Pasht
  • 1961
    Ballad of the Colorado Ute

    Ballad of the Colorado Ute

    Ballad of the Colorado Ute

    41961HD

    Featuring stylized visual storytelling, this rarely seen film by famed experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage was produced for the Colorado Department...

    Ballad of the Colorado Ute
  • 1986
    Fireloop

    Fireloop

    Fireloop

    41986HD

    Part two of the Caswallon Trilogy, and the only film in the group to also be printed as a stand-alone. Features sound.

    Fireloop
  • 1996
    Prelude 5

    Prelude 5

    Prelude 5

    51996HD

    This section is very similar to Prelude 4 except that it is composed of extremely thin-lined colors and sharply delineated shapes which are...

    Prelude 5
  • 1996
    Prelude 4

    Prelude 4

    Prelude 4

    5.11996HD

    Much depth of multi-colored thickened shapes which appear to be superimposed upon each other, semi-transparent in their "weave" with each other which...

    Prelude 4
  • 2000
    Persian Series #6

    Persian Series #6

    Persian Series #6

    5.82000HD

    Persian Series #6 begins with what appears to be dried red and yellow rose petals, suddenly shot-thru with blue which causes a shift to violets and...

    Persian Series #6
  • 1966
    Song 20

    Song 20

    Song 20

    81966HD

    SONGS 19 & 20: Women dancing and a light (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage...

    Song 20
  • 1971
    Angels'

    Angels'

    Angels'

    01971HD

    This is then the property of many angels.

    Angels'
  • 1972
    The Shores of Phos: A Fable

    The Shores of Phos: A Fable

    The Shores of Phos: A Fable

    01972HD

    Phos equals light, but then I did also want that word within the title which would designate place, as within the nationalities of "the fabulous" - a...

    The Shores of Phos: A Fable
  • 1971
    Western History

    Western History

    Western History

    51971HD

    A thumbnail History of the Western World, all centered around the basketball court. - Canyon Cinema

    Western History
  • 1963
    Dog Star Man: Part I

    Dog Star Man: Part I

    Dog Star Man: Part I

    6.21963HD

    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 an...

    Dog Star Man: Part I
  • 1975
    Short Films 1975: #1 (Jane’s Memory)

    Short Films 1975: #1 (Jane’s Memory)

    Short Films 1975: #1 (Jane’s Memory)

    01975HD

    Begins with blue negative face of child, ends with single centered eye.

    Short Films 1975: #1 (Jane’s Memory)
  • 1997
    Stan Brakhage on Gregory Markopoulos

    Stan Brakhage on Gregory Markopoulos

    Stan Brakhage on Gregory Markopoulos

    01997HD

    Brakhage's lecture at the Whitney Museum is a thoughtful meditation on another friend and fellow filmmaker Gregory Markopoulos.

    Stan Brakhage on Gregory Markopoulos
  • 1981
    Nodes

    Nodes

    Nodes

    01981HD

    "nodus knot, node - more at NET) ... 4a: a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center ... 5: a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body...

    Nodes
  • 1996
    Prelude 7

    Prelude 7

    Prelude 7

    61996HD

    The ocean, the trees, the varieties of cityscape and landscape assert themselves as "pictures", but the images are essentially a wash and tangle of...

    Prelude 7
  • 1963
    Oh Life - a Woe Story - the A Test News

    Oh Life - a Woe Story - the A Test News

    Oh Life - a Woe Story - the A Test News

    01963HD

    Three TV "concretes."

    Oh Life - a Woe Story - the A Test News
  • 1970
    Cornell's Portrait of June

    Cornell's Portrait of June

    Cornell's Portrait of June

    01970HD

    An alternate title for Centuries of June

    Cornell's Portrait of June
  • 1996
    Prelude 10

    Prelude 10

    Prelude 10

    61996HD

    Prelude 10 is a double-printed film with an extreme mixture of darks shot thru with jewel-like bursts of color, and very white bursts of light and...

    Prelude 10