Shirley Clarke Movies

A highly edited work complimenting an exhibit on Persian art in the Los Angeles Museum of Art.

In August 1955, director Shirley Clarke and choreographer Anne Sokolow embarked on a dance film about mime. It evolved two years later into 'The...

New York City's various bridges transform into an urban jungle (jazz version) or an alien landscape (electro-acoustic version).

Short experimental film

A couple in love interacts across a multitude of environments.

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...

Choreographer Daniel Nagrin performs in a studio and in the sun.

A 1957 rehearsal film test for a dance film inspired by Pablo Picasso's 'Family of Saltimbanques'. Anna Sokolow can be seen on the lower left of the...

Shirley Clarke manipulated the colors of her short film 'Bullfight' to great effect. Much of her final version had a strong red tint. These are the...

'In Paris Parks' outtakes reveal a little more of Shirley Clarke's filmmaking process.

Four minutes of color footage featuring Carl Lee and a poodle named Max. A very cute home movie from the Connection blu-ray.