Shirley Clarke
October 2, 1919 · 107 years old
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 later film and video, to…
Known For
5 titles
Portrait of Jason
Black gay prostitute Jason Holliday is rigorously interviewed on his story and character, revealing nuanced truths about life and art.
Lions Love (... and Lies)
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
The Connection
A director tries to film a group of junkies in Leach's room while they are waiting for Cowboy to bring their heroin connection.
The Cool World
A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.
Ornette: Made in America
It captures Ornette's evolution over three decades. Returning home to Fort Worth, Texas in 1983, it chronicles his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon.