Directing • AGE 77
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 a...


A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
Director
2016

Fear Flight
Director
2016

Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Director
2016

Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens
Self (archival footage)
2016

Alien Blood
second alien mother / MIB soldier
1999

Happy Birthday to John
Self
1997

Birth of a Nation
Self
1997

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
1986

Ornette: Made in America
Director
1986

As Kineastas
1986

Savage/Love
Director
1981

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
Director
1978

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
Director
1978

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Director
1978

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
Director
1978

24 Frames per Second
Director
1977

Sex Stars
Self
1976

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
1970

Lions Love
Shirley
1969

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
1968

Underground New York
Self
1968

Portrait of Jason
Self - Interviewer (voice)
1967

For Life, Against the War
Director
1967

Bill's Hat
1967

Galaxie
Self
1966

The Cool World
Director
1964

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Director
1963

The Connection
Director
1962

A Scary Time
Director
1960

Christopher and Me
Dialogue
1960

Skyscraper
Director
1959

Bridges-Go-Round 1
Director
1958

Bridges-Go-Round 2
Director
1958

Brussels Loops
Director
1958

A Moment in Love
Director
1956

Bullfight
Director
1955

Dance in the Sun
Director
1953

Love Nest
Stand In
1951

Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
Herself
1950

Home Movies #18 Florida
Herself
1943

Home Movies #10 Wedding and Pregnancy
Herself
1943

Shirley Brimberg Home Movies (When She Was Young)
Herself
1927