DVD
Brakhage
Performers
Stan Brakhage.
Publication Information
Zeitgeist Films,
Physical Description
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Stan Brakhage, an important filmmaker of the avant-garde, has consistantly redefined the shape of film art. Using excerpts from Brakhage's films, interviews with Brakhage, his friends, family, colleagues and critics, and archival footage of Brakhage spanning the past thirty-five years, this film explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker's genius and the influence his work has had on generations of other creators.
Notes
Title from container.
DVD release of the 1999 documentary.
Special features: Brakhage on film, a 1965 documentary by Arnold Gassan and Carlos Steegmiller ; Legendary epics, yarns and fables: Stan Brakhage, an early 1970s program featuring Brakhage musing on filmmaking and sound ; Brakhage excerpt guide.