Synopsis
A pair of performers wearing bodysuits dance and balance together in this short film by director Shirley Clarke, part of her FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME project.Read More »
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Shirley Clarke – Four Journeys into Mystic Time: Trans (1978)
Shirley Clarke1971-1980ExperimentalShort FilmUSA -
Shirley Clarke – Four Journeys into Mystic Time: Mysterium (1978)
1971-1980ExperimentalShirley ClarkeShort FilmUSASynopsis
Part of the larger filmic cycle FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME, this work makes use of a dancer’s body as a canvas on which to paint projected images.Read More » -
Shirley Clarke – Four Journeys into Mystic Time: Initiation (1978)
1971-1980ExperimentalShirley ClarkeShort FilmUSASynopsis
Part of Shirley Clarke’s cycle FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME, this short film observes a dance that represents a spiritual or religious initiation.Read More » -
Shirley Clarke – Four Journeys into Mystic Time: One-2-3 (1978)
1971-1980ExperimentalShirley ClarkeShort FilmUSASynopsis
This abstract work featuring three dancers interacting with large screens as well as each other. Costuming and color play an integral role in this piece, part of Shirley Clarke’s FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME.Read More » -
Coni Beeson – Firefly (1974)
1971-1980Coni BeesonShort FilmUSA -
Carine Bijlsma – Devil’s Pie AKA Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo (2019)
Documentary2011-2020Carine BijlsmaUSADevil’s Pie is a psychological drama in the (musical) universe of D’Angelo. The film tells the story of a great musical talent who returns into the public arena after 14 years of absence in destruction. While we discover his musical vision and talents, the documentary tells the story of a man who is stuck between fears and dreams. It’s about the price of fame, the loneliness of an artist and the pressure of the music industry.Read More »
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Coni Beeson – Lotus (1979)
Coni Beeson1971-1980Short FilmUSA -
Coni Beeson – The Letter (1980)
1971-1980Coni BeesonShort FilmUSA -
Coni Beeson – Unfolding (1970)
Coni Beeson1961-1970Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtEroticaExperimentalUSAQuote:
Through a series of dream-like episodes, UNFOLDING suggests universal awareness—aloneness, fantasies, searching, touching, loving. In the vague suggestion of a story, nature and sea mix with hints of legend, ritual, and poetry. UNFOLDING becomes one’s own folklore of imaginings. Double and triple exposure blend ocean, hills, sun, woman, and man, to portray subterranean feelings, ethereal feelings, the freeing of self, in loving and lovemaking, culminating in orgasm.Read More »









