Shirley Clarke Movies

Part of the larger filmic Four Journeys Into Mystic Time, in this work director Shirley Clarke makes use of a dancer’s body not only as the...

Based on interviews with 15 women, including directors, producers and film actresses, a journey around the world is made, seeing the wars waged by...

Choreographer Daniel Nagrin performs in a studio and in the sun.

Twins Christopher and David gets into an untethered sailboat and inadvertently gets involved in a nearby sailboat race.

"The whole film are non-art portraits of people in which they do what they want with this hat – and therefore, act or stand in front of my...

A pair of performers wearing bodysuits dance and balance together in this short film for director Shirley Clarke’s Four Journeys Into Mystic...

A short, Filmstruck-produced documentary on the life of director Shirley Clarke.

Sex star gives an explosive behind the scenes view of the people who make sexual fantasies come true on the silver screen. Sex Stars is the first...

A collection of twenty short films, averaging 2-3 minutes, by various filmmakers depicting American life, intended to be shown in a continuous loop...

A Visual Diary is a look at a private moment in one's life. A narrative form without utilizing a story line. The collaboration incorporates...

In 1954, Shirley Clarke created 'In Paris Parks', a short film starring her ten-year-old daughter Wendy Clarke. In 2013, the Wisconsin Center for...

This short film displays the dynamic movement of people as they enter and exit parks in Paris.

An abstract work featuring three dancers, the performers interact with large screens as well as each other. Included in Shirley Clarke’s Four...

Intended as a call to action, this UNICEF-sponsored film juxtaposes the fears experienced by children around the world as a means of awakening...

A visual protest of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.

A prelude to Tongues (1982) which languishes over love and its effect on people.

A couple in love interacts across a multitude of environments.

'In Paris Parks' outtakes reveal a little more of Shirley Clarke's filmmaking process.

Home Movies #20: Dance Tests dates from 1953 and shows Shirley Clarke working on her film technique before she shot her first "official" film later...