Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Person

Shirley Clarke

Director 1919-10-02 New York City, New York, USA

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 world. Moving freely across genres and media throughout her career (and often within a single work), Clarke’s cinema explores the porous boundaries between narrative and documentar...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Lions Love

Lions Love

1969 · Shirley

Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason

1967 · Self - Interviewer (voice)

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968 · Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986 · Self (archive footage)

Alien Blood

Alien Blood

1999 · second alien mother / MIB soldier

Happy Birthday to John

Happy Birthday to John

1997 · Self

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1997 · Self

Up Your Legs Forever

Up Your Legs Forever

1971 · Self - Legs(uncredited)

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke

1970 · Shirley Clarke

Galaxie

Galaxie

1966 · Self

As Kineastas

As Kineastas

1986 · Movie

Home Movies #18 Florida

Home Movies #18 Florida

1943 · Herself

Bill's Hat

Bill's Hat

1967 · Movie

Sex Stars

Sex Stars

1976 · Self

Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens

Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens

2016 · Self (archival footage)

Underground New York

Underground New York

1968 · Self

Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera

Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera

1950 · Herself

Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy

Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy

1943 · Herself

Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)

Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)

1927 · Herself

The Beats: An Existential Comedy

1980 · Movie