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Brakhage (1998)

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Stan BrakhageStan BrakhageSelf
  • Photo of Jane WodeningJane WodeningSelf
  • Photo of Marilyn BrakhageMarilyn BrakhageSelf
  • Photo of Neowyn BrakhageNeowyn BrakhageSelf
  • Photo of Bearthm BrakhageBearthm BrakhageSelf
  • Photo of Jerry AronsonJerry AronsonSelf
  • Photo of P. Adams SitneyP. Adams SitneySelf
  • Photo of Phil SolomonPhil SolomonSelf
  • Photo of James TenneyJames TenneySelf
  • Photo of Bart TestaBart TestaSelf

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