Shirley Clarke Movies

An astonishing Holy Grail-like glimpse of choreographer/dancer Anna Sokolow's famed 'A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as...

Beatrice Seckler rehearses a dance, filmed by Shirley Clarke in 1952.

A highly edited work complimenting an exhibit on Persian art in the Los Angeles Museum of Art.

Documentary about filmmaker Shirley Clarke which originally aired on the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps”.

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

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

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

Short experimental film

Shirley Clarke manipulated the colors of her short film 'Bullfight' to great effect. Much of her final version had a strong red tint. These are the...

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...

UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. Interviewees sit in the Modnar Machine and reflect on...