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Shirley Clarke
Director

Shirley Clarke

Country USA
Died September 23, 1997
Defining Films
Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason
1967
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
2016
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
2016
This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'
This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'
2016
Rose and the Players – Part 2
Rose and the Players – Part 2
2016
Critical Essay (Excerpt)

b. Shirley Brimberg, October 2, 1919, New York City, USA

Source: Senses of Cinema — Great Directors
In Their Own Words

I saw this film and I really understood what he was trying to do. It was all fiction but it was all shot on the streets. So I said, 'This is it!' And from then on I knew I wanted to do a film like that.

On The Cool World  ·  Film Culture No. 28 (Spring 1963), reprinted in 'Shirley Clarke: Set in Her Ways' by Lauren Rabinovitz
Filmography (45)
Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason
1967
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
2016
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
2016
This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'
This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'
2016
Rose and the Players – Part 2
Rose and the Players – Part 2
2016
Rose and the Players – Part 1
Rose and the Players – Part 1
2016
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
2016
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
2016
Decroux Film
Decroux Film
2016
Fear Flight
Fear Flight
2016
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America
1986
Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
1984
Tongues
Tongues
1982
Savage/Love
Savage/Love
1981
A Visual Diary
A Visual Diary
1980
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
1978
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
1978
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
1978
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972
Yoko and John Party
Yoko and John Party
1971
Makeup Magic
Makeup Magic
1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971
1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971
1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, daytime, April 19, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, daytime, April 19, 1971
1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971
1971
The Arrest
The Arrest
1971
Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea
Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea
1968
Butterfly
Butterfly
1967
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War
1967
The Cool World
The Cool World
1964
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
1963
The Connection
The Connection
1962
A Scary Time
A Scary Time
1960
Skyscraper
Skyscraper
1959
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
1958
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958
A Moment in Love
A Moment in Love
1956
Bullfight
Bullfight
1955
In Paris Parks
In Paris Parks
1954
Dance in the Sun
Dance in the Sun
1953
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
1950