Bruce Baillie Movies

  • 1976
    Trio

    Trio

    Trio

    01976HD

    A woman and two men talking, seen one by one, in a montage of three movements that make up a fast-slow-fast cycle. The second movement is composed of...

    Trio
  • 2022
    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    02022HD

    This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system...

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
  • 1998
    Introduction to the Holy Scrolls

    Introduction to the Holy Scrolls

    Introduction to the Holy Scrolls

    51998HD

    This video work often used by the filmmaker to introduce, in his absence, film programs scheduled in distant venues. Created also as formal...

    Introduction to the Holy Scrolls
  • 2005
    Will Hindle

    Will Hindle

    Will Hindle

    02005HD

    Filmmaker Bruce Baillie curated a Canyon Cinema program in 2005 dedicated to the work of Will Hindle (with whom he collaborated from time to time...

    Will Hindle
  • 1971
    Quick Billy

    Quick Billy

    Quick Billy

    7.11971HD

    A psychedelic montage of home movie footage gives way to a silent western story.

    Quick Billy
  • 1961
    David Lynn's Sculpture

    David Lynn's Sculpture

    David Lynn's Sculpture

    01961HD

    Shown in our early Canyon Cinema showings, never printed. Example of "The News," an inexpensive local means of combining film seeing and filmmaking.

    David Lynn's Sculpture
  • 1964
    The Brookfield Recreation Center

    The Brookfield Recreation Center

    The Brookfield Recreation Center

    01964HD

    Made for the Oakland Public Schools on an experimental series of classes in the arts.

    The Brookfield Recreation Center
  • 2011
    Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    02011HD

    An ardent tribute to filmmaker Robert Fulton (who died in a plane crash in 2002) by Canyon Cinema co-founder Bruce Baillie, made for the occasion of...

    Robert Fulton
  • 1986
    Roy Eldridge

    Roy Eldridge

    Roy Eldridge

    01986HD

    Not long after settling on Camano Island, Bruce Baillie began creating works on video. Many of these shorts and fragments were little-seen since...

    Roy Eldridge
  • 2015
    To the Women Soldiers of Kobani & Damascus

    To the Women Soldiers of Kobani & Damascus

    To the Women Soldiers of Kobani & Damascus

    02015HD

    A short adaptation of a poem that was co-written by Bruce Baillie.

    To the Women Soldiers of Kobani & Damascus
  • 1962
    The News #3 (The Peace Rally)

    The News #3 (The Peace Rally)

    The News #3 (The Peace Rally)

    01962HD

    One of the artist's “newsreels” from the early 1960s, The Peace Rally intercuts footage from an anti-nuclear rally with California rock...

    The News #3 (The Peace Rally)
  • 1966
    Port Chicago Vigil

    Port Chicago Vigil

    Port Chicago Vigil

    01966HD

    Kind of a "News," for the people of the 24-hour a day vigil around the US Marine Ammunition Depot at Port Chicago, California.

    Port Chicago Vigil
  • 1963
    A Hurrah for Soldiers

    A Hurrah for Soldiers

    A Hurrah for Soldiers

    01963HD

    Dedicated to Albert Verbrugghe, whose wife was killed in Katange by UN soldiers.

    A Hurrah for Soldiers
  • 1961
    The Gymnasts

    The Gymnasts

    The Gymnasts

    01961HD

    An early work by Bruce Baillie, originally a Canyon Cinemanews.

    The Gymnasts
  • 1966
    Show Leader

    Show Leader

    Show Leader

    01966HD

    It is a picture of me in a stream saluting the audience on the soundtrack.

    Show Leader
  • 1964
    Mass for the Dakota Sioux

    Mass for the Dakota Sioux

    Mass for the Dakota Sioux

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    An experimental film dedicated to the Dakota Sioux, which follows the form of the Christian Mass. A series of images of contemporary America...

    Mass for the Dakota Sioux
  • 1989
    I Wish I Knew

    I Wish I Knew

    I Wish I Knew

    01989HD

    With Lorie, Wind and BB.

    I Wish I Knew
  • 1962
    Everyman

    Everyman

    Everyman

    01962HD

    The sailing of the boat Everyman into the Pacific nuclear testing area as protest. John Adams and guitar.

    Everyman
  • 1966
    All My Life

    All My Life

    All My Life

    51966HD

    The film is made up of one single take. The camera pans to the left, focusing on a dilapidated fence in a rural field, as Ella Fitzgerald's "All My...

    All My Life
  • 2000
    Media Chats #1

    Media Chats #1

    Media Chats #1

    02000HD

    Video recording made by Bruce Baillie to accompany public presentations and classroom screenings of his work.

    Media Chats #1