Poster of Filmmakers

Filmmakers

Plot: Iimura creates a short self-portrait as well as brief portraits of five of his peers: Brakhage, Vanderbeek, Smith, Mekas and Warhol. In each portrait, Iimura attempts to copy the styles and traits of each artist (Vanderbeek's constantly moving camera; Mekas' experiments with film speed; Warhol's use of flashes of white against a black background), while briefly commenting on the images being shown
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1969
55 years ago
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Portrait of Stan BrakhageStan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage was
35 in Filmmakers
as 'Himself'.
Sat, Jan 14 1933 –
Sun, Mar 09 2003
Portrait of Stan VanDerBeekStan VanDerBeek
Stan VanDerBeek was
41 in Filmmakers
as 'Himself'.
Thu, Jan 06 1927 –
Wed, Sep 19 1984
Portrait of Jack SmithJack Smith
Jack Smith was
36 in Filmmakers
as 'Himself'.
Mon, Nov 14 1932 –
Mon, Sep 25 1989
Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas was
46 in Filmmakers
as 'Himself'.
Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of Takahiko IimuraTakahiko Iimura
Takahiko Iimura was
31 in Filmmakers
as 'Himself'.
Sat, Feb 20 1937

Crew

Portrait of Takahiko IimuraTakahiko Iimura
Takahiko Iimura was
31 in Filmmakers
as 'Director'
Sat, Feb 20 1937