Photo: Photograph by Friedl Kubelka. Though the photo was not attributed in the Filmex '76 program, it was later used on the cover of Kubelka's 2006 book Portraits of American Independent Filmmakers 1974–1981, confirming its authorship. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Stan Brakhage

スタン・ブラッケージ　/　すたん・ぶらっけーじ

American cinematographer

January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003　・　Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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My Take

Stan Brakhage is a name I bring up whenever someone claims film has to tell a story. One of the towering figures of twentieth-century experimental cinema, he painted directly onto celluloid, shot frantic handheld footage, and treated light itself as his subject. Dog Star Man remains a touchstone, and his five-decade output reflects a stubborn, almost monastic devotion to the medium. The Guggenheim Fellowship and Maya Deren Award show the establishment eventually caught up to him. His work isn't for everyone, and that's precisely why I admire it; he made art for the eye rather than the box office, and that integrity endures.

Overview

James Stanley Brakhage ( BRAK-ij; January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film. Over the course of five decades, Brakhage created a large and diverse body of work, exploring a variety of formats, approaches and techniques that included handheld camerawork, painting directly onto celluloid, fast cutt…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Stan Brakhage
Name (Japanese): スタン・ブラッケージ
Reading: すたん・ぶらっけーじ
Born: January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cinematographer / film editor / film director / actor / university teacher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: South High School
University: Dartmouth College

Awards & achievements

Guggenheim Fellowship
1986 Maya Deren Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Dog Star Man	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8

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