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.
Director: Jim Shedden
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Stan Brakhage as Self |
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Jane Wodening as Self |
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Marilyn Brakhage as Self |
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Neowyn Brakhage as Self |
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Bearthm Brakhage as Self |
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Jerry Aronson as Self |
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P. Adams Sitney as Self |
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Phil Solomon as Self |
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James Tenney as Self |
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Bart Testa as Self |
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Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage) |
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George Kuchar as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Jim Shedden | Director |
| Production | Ron Mann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexa-Frances Shaw | Producer |
| Sound | James Tenney | Music |
| Editing | Alexa-Frances Shaw | Editor |
| Crew | Alexa-Frances Shaw | Cinematography |
| Editing | Jim Shedden | Editor |
| Sound | Eric Fitz | Sound |
| Directing | Luke Sneyd | Assistant Director |
