About Shirley Clarke
Biography
A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing. Rebelling against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and later film and video, to express her distinctive vision of the…
Filmography21 films
Rank Shirley Clarke's movies
Start with all movie credits in Favorite Shirley Clarke Movies, then arrange them in your own order.
- Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens2016
- Alien Blood1999
- Happy Birthday to John1997
- Birth of a Nation1997
- He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986
- As Kineastas1986
- The Beats: An Existential Comedy1980
- The Modnar Machine1980
- Sex Stars1976
- Up Your Legs Forever1971
- Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke1970
- Lions Love1969
- Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968
- Underground New York1968
- Portrait of Jason1967
- Bill's Hat1967
- Galaxie1966
- Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera1950
- Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy1943
- Home Movies #18 Florida1943
- Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)1927
