Directing
Shirley Clarke
1919 · New York City, New York, USA
30 films
Bio
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 express her distinctive vision of the world.
Filmography
Lions Love
Shirley
Alien Blood
second alien mother / MIB soldier
The Cool World
Director
The Connection
Director
Birth of a Nation
Self
Decroux Film
Director
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
Up Your Legs Forever
Self - Legs(uncredited)
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Portrait of Jason
Self - Interviewer (voice)
Sex Stars
Self