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Brakhage
Brakhage
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BRAKHAGE

Directed by Jim Shedden
Canada, 1998
Documentary, Biography

Synopsis

From 1952 until his death in 2003, Stan Brakhage created almost 400 films. Spanning decades, this documentary delves into the essence of his experimental body of work.

Synopsis

From 1952 until his death in 2003, Stan Brakhage created almost 400 films. Spanning decades, this documentary delves into the essence of his experimental body of work.

Our take

Stan Brakhage is one of cinema’s great vanguards—in his 400 film career—pushed the art forms in directions previously un-thought of. For the uninitiated, this documentary is a great primer on Brakhage’s art, for the familiar– a rare portrait of Brakhage and his process.