Shirley Clarke Movies

Accompanied by ambient electronic music, this visual experiment presents New York with its industrial architecture as an unknown dystopian city. With...

Documentary about filmmaker Shirley Clarke which originally aired on the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps”.

Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.

"The whole film are non-art portraits of people in which they do what they want with this hat – and therefore, act or stand in front of my...

Jonas Mekas visit. Harry comes by before Ricky visit. 1. 12 p.m. April 15th -- Jonas dares to come by but won't talk. I tape him not with set up --...

A prelude to Tongues (1982) which languishes over love and its effect on people.

A couple in love interacts across a multitude of environments.

Last Ricky tape as I try to pre-answer questions for MOMA show. Then we all tape (bogart) meaning we hand camera around. Ricky et. al. watch the...

Beatrice Seckler rehearses a dance, filmed by Shirley Clarke in 1952.

An astonishing Holy Grail-like glimpse of choreographer/dancer Anna Sokolow's famed 'A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as...

On October 9, 1972, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse hosted an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s work, designed by Fluxus artist...

Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further...

Home Movies #20: Dance Tests dates from 1953 and shows Shirley Clarke working on her film technique before she shot her first "official" film later...

UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. Interviewees sit in the Modnar Machine and reflect on...

Makeup - Magic two. Fri May 13 1971. Original S&W [Shirley & Wendy] - then Nancy.

Sex star gives an explosive behind the scenes view of the people who make sexual fantasies come true on the silver screen. Sex Stars is the first...

This video journal, directed by Shirley Clarke, captures a party hosted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with guests including Andy Warhol and Arthur C....

Intended as a call to action, this UNICEF-sponsored film juxtaposes the fears experienced by children around the world as a means of awakening...

Spoof science fiction. An alien mother and her child are pursued across England by a bunch of incompetent government agents and take refuge in a...

In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....