Stan Brakhage Movies

  • 1965
    Fire of Waters

    Fire of Waters

    Fire of Waters

    4.71965HD

    Black atmosphere, with depth-enhancing points of light, broken into shades of dim silhouettes by the ephemeral cloud-glow of lightning.

    Fire of Waters
  • 1991
    Crack Glass Eulogy

    Crack Glass Eulogy

    Crack Glass Eulogy

    5.51991HD

    A nostalgic envisionment of city living - the potential shards of memory seen as if always on the verge of cutting the mind to pieces.

    Crack Glass Eulogy
  • 1987
    Loud Visual Noises

    Loud Visual Noises

    Loud Visual Noises

    5.71987HD

    Hand-painted — closed-eye — film envisioning optic feedback in response to sound. Collaborative soundtrack compiled by Joel Haertling...

    Loud Visual Noises
  • 1971
    Angels'

    Angels'

    Angels'

    71971HD

    This is then the property of many angels.

    Angels'
  • 1997
    Divertimento

    Divertimento

    Divertimento

    101997HD

    This, painted in the hospital while recovering from cancer surgery in 1996, is - it seems to me - very related to De Kooning's Alzheimer's paintings....

    Divertimento
  • 1993
    Tryst Haunt

    Tryst Haunt

    Tryst Haunt

    5.81993HD

    A hand-painted film photographically step-printed so that the thicket-like lines of paint are “played-off” against some centered...

    Tryst Haunt