Phil Solomon Movies

  • 2011
    Turbulent Waters

    Turbulent Waters

    Turbulent Waters

    22011HD

    An experiment in 3D abetted by a Pulfrich filter, originally theorized in the 1920s. Features water cinematography by Phil Solomon.

    Turbulent Waters
  • 1994
    Elementary Phrases

    Elementary Phrases

    Elementary Phrases

    5.71994HD

    Colleagues at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the two began with strips of film Brakhage had painted on by hand, photographing them frame by...

    Elementary Phrases
  • 1970
    The Sea Behind Her Head

    The Sea Behind Her Head

    The Sea Behind Her Head

    01970HD

    The second feature-length film directed by Scott Barley.

    The Sea Behind Her Head
  • 2018
    By This River

    By This River

    By This River

    7.32018HD

    Phil Solomon's unreleased GTA film. Made in Grand Theft Auto V.

    By This River
  • 2009
    Still Raining, Still Dreaming

    Still Raining, Still Dreaming

    Still Raining, Still Dreaming

    6.42009HD

    Part of Solomon’s acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, titled “In Memoriam”, a body of work shot entirely within the virtual world of...

    Still Raining, Still Dreaming
  • 1975
    Nightlight

    Nightlight

    Nightlight

    01975HD

    Phil Solomon's fist attempt at a cine-nocturne.

    Nightlight
  • 1988
    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

    7.41988HD

    "No filmmaker of the 1980s knew as much as Phil Solomon of affirming the importance of multiple layers in the visual production of images. Solomon...

    The Secret Garden
  • 2000
    Psalm II: Walking Distance

    Psalm II: Walking Distance

    Psalm II: Walking Distance

    7.32000HD

    Imagine a rusted, medieval film can having survived centuries, a long lost D. W. Griffith / Georges Méliès co-production, a film left...

    Psalm II: Walking Distance
  • 2010
    American Falls

    American Falls

    American Falls

    62010HD

    Phil Solomon’s immersive triptych film installation American Falls, which was originally commissioned by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in...

    American Falls
  • 2005
    Crossroad

    Crossroad

    Crossroad

    7.32005HD

    In 2005, Phil Solomon collaborated with his best friend, the highly respected filmmaker Mark LaPore, on a short digital video entitled Crossroad,...

    Crossroad
  • 1994
    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

    01994HD

    'Blinking' 2D rendition of one of Ken Jacobs' Nervous System performances first presented in 1994.

    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea
  • 2013
    The Eternal Courtship

    The Eternal Courtship

    The Eternal Courtship

    02013HD

    In celebration of his 80th birthday, here is: THE ETERNAL COURTSHIP (an ipad short) For Ken and Flo Jacobs, with love and affection from all of us...

    The Eternal Courtship
  • 1989
    The Exquisite Hour

    The Exquisite Hour

    The Exquisite Hour

    5.31989HD

    Half lullaby for the dead, half lamentation on the twilight of the cinema.

    The Exquisite Hour
  • 1970
    Five Films by Phil Solomon

    Five Films by Phil Solomon

    Five Films by Phil Solomon

    01970HD

    Contents: Nocturne (1980) Remains to be seen (1994) The exquisite hour (1994) The snowman (1995) Psalm II : walking distance

    Five Films by Phil Solomon
  • 2013
    Simply Because You're Near Me

    Simply Because You're Near Me

    Simply Because You're Near Me

    02013HD

    The many moods and shades of love, set in a virtual Hong Kong. Inspired by the films of Wong Kar Wai.

    Simply Because You're Near Me
  • 1989
    Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage

    Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage

    Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage

    01989HD

    Okay, well, this film started out as a punk Joke, made 10 minutes before class, in 8mm, shot Brakhage, camera jammed, used accident to shoot him down...

    Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage
  • 1980
    As If We

    As If We

    As If We

    01980HD

    Musing on the past and the present, on roads not taken and the road I was already on. For Jeanine Hayden and her son Jeff, wherever you are. ...

    As If We
  • 2002
    Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day

    Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day

    Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day

    7.62002HD

    A brief short of Phil Solomon and Stan Brakhage going to the movies in the spring of 2002.

    Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day
  • 1998
    Floating under a Honey Tree

    Floating under a Honey Tree

    Floating under a Honey Tree

    01998HD

    Glimpses and sparkles of childhood memories.

    Floating under a Honey Tree
  • 1989
    Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

    71989HD

    Solomon uses chemical and optical treatments to coat the film with a limpid membrane of swimming crystals, coagulating into silver recall, then...

    Remains to Be Seen