Stan Brakhage

Director 44 / Actor 17 / Writer 2 · 1954 – 2025 · 🎬 63 · 🇺🇸 United States

James Stanley Brakhage was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.

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Frequent Collaborators

Jane Wodening

15 shared

Jonas Mekas

11 shared

Ken Jacobs

6 shared

Andy Warhol

4 shared

Allen Ginsberg

4 shared

Stan Vanderbeek

3 shared

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Brakhage on Brakhage

Brakhage on Brakhage

actor

2025

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

actor

2011

Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman

Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman

actor

2011

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume Two

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume Two

director

2010

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One

director

2003

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

actor

2002

Micro-Garden

Micro-Garden

director

2001

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

actor

2000

The Earth Song of the Cricket

The Earth Song of the Cricket

director

1999

"..." Reel 4

"..." Reel 4

director

1998

The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm

The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm

director

1997

Cannibal! The Musical

Cannibal! The Musical

actor

1996

Black Ice

Black Ice

director

1994

Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

actor

1994

Study in Color and Black and White

Study in Color and Black and White

director

1993

Abstract Cinema

Abstract Cinema

actor

1993

Ephemeral Solidity

Ephemeral Solidity

director

1993

For Marilyn

For Marilyn

director

1992

A Child’s Garden and the Serious Sea

A Child’s Garden and the Serious Sea

director

1991

The Dante Quartet

The Dante Quartet

director

1987

Invocation: Maya Deren

Invocation: Maya Deren

actor

1986

Arabic Numeral Series 15

Arabic Numeral Series 15

director

1982

Arabic Numeral Series 14

Arabic Numeral Series 14

director

1982

Unconscious London Strata

Unconscious London Strata

director

1981

Arabic Numeral Series 11

Arabic Numeral Series 11

director

1981

Arabic Numeral Series 13

Arabic Numeral Series 13

director

1981

Arabic Numeral Series 4

Arabic Numeral Series 4

director

1981

Arabic Numeral Series 3

Arabic Numeral Series 3

director

1981

Arabic Numeral Series 5

Arabic Numeral Series 5

director

1981

Murder Psalm

Murder Psalm

director

1980

Roman Numeral: VII

Roman Numeral: VII

director

1980

Duplicity III

Duplicity III

director

1980

Roman Numeral: VIII

Roman Numeral: VIII

director

1980

Thot-Fal'N

Thot-Fal'N

director

1978

The Domain of the Moment

The Domain of the Moment

director

1977

Desert

Desert

director

1976

Short Films 1975: #1 (Jane’s Memory)

Short Films 1975: #1 (Jane’s Memory)

director

1975

The Riddle of Lumen

The Riddle of Lumen

director

1972

Reality's Invisible

Reality's Invisible

actor

1972

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

director

1972

The Peaceable Kingdom

The Peaceable Kingdom

director

1971

The Machine of Eden

The Machine of Eden

director

1970

Scenes from Under Childhood, Section Three

Scenes from Under Childhood, Section Three

director

1969

Legendary Epics Yarns and Fables Part 2: Stan Brakhage

Legendary Epics Yarns and Fables Part 2: Stan Brakhage

actor

1969

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

actor

1968

For Life, Against the War

For Life, Against the War

director

1967

Pasht

Pasht

director

1966

Three Films: Blue White/Blood's Tone/Vein

Three Films: Blue White/Blood's Tone/Vein

director

1965

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