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Shirley Clarke
Director 1919 - 1997

Shirley Clarke

New York City, New York, USA

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 against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and... Read full bio →

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Walden

Walden

Jonas Mekas 1969 3h 9.0

An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.

Lions Love

Lions Love

Agnès Varda 1969 1h 50m

Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.

Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason

Shirley Clarke 1967 1h 48m

Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be black and gay in 1960s United States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.

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