Shirley Clarke Movies

1959
Skyscraper
Skyscraper
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Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New...
1970
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
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Documentary about filmmaker Shirley Clarke which originally aired on the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps”.
1973
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
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1. Carl Lee on the Joe Franklin Show 2. Lions & Vultures in Africa.
1943
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy
Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy
01943HD
1978
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
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A pair of performers wearing bodysuits dance and balance together in this short film for director Shirley Clarke’s Four Journeys Into Mystic...
1960
Christopher and Me
Christopher and Me
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A short documentary in which twins Christopher and David describe how an unplanned sailing trip led them into the midst of a boat race. Told largely...
1927
Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)
Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)
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1986
As Kineastas
As Kineastas
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Based on interviews with 15 women, including directors, producers and film actresses, a journey around the world is made, seeing the wars waged by...
1968
Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea
Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea
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Four minutes of color footage featuring Carl Lee and a poodle named Max. A very cute home movie from the Connection blu-ray.
2016
Rose and the Players – Part 2
Rose and the Players – Part 2
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In August 1955, director Shirley Clarke and choreographer Anne Sokolow embarked on a dance film about mime. It evolved two years later into 'The...
1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971
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Last Ricky tape as I try to pre-answer questions for MOMA show. Then we all tape (bogart) meaning we hand camera around. Ricky et. al. watch the...
2016
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
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An astonishing Holy Grail-like glimpse of choreographer/dancer Anna Sokolow's famed 'A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as...
1943
Home Movies #18 Florida
Home Movies #18 Florida
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1958
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
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A collection of twenty short films, averaging 2-3 minutes, by various filmmakers depicting American life, intended to be shown in a continuous loop...
2016
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
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Shirley Clarke manipulated the colors of her short film 'Bullfight' to great effect. Much of her final version had a strong red tint. These are the...
1970
The Tee Pee Video Space Troupe: The First Years
The Tee Pee Video Space Troupe: The First Years
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This video journal, directed by Shirley Clarke, captures a party hosted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with guests including Andy Warhol and Arthur C....
2016
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
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'In Paris Parks' outtakes reveal a little more of Shirley Clarke's filmmaking process.
1971
Makeup Magic
Makeup Magic
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Makeup - Magic two. Fri May 13 1971. Original S&W [Shirley & Wendy] - then Nancy.
2016
Decroux Film
Decroux Film
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In 1953, Shirley Clarke went to make a film about French mime Ettiene Decroux. The legend goes that he had left town and instead, she created In...
2016
Fear Flight
Fear Flight
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Beatrice Seckler rehearses a dance, filmed by Shirley Clarke in 1952.