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Movies Look! We Have Come Through!, Brakhage, Barbara is a Vision of Loveliness Books DADA - Surrealism - and the C, Harmony and Dissent: F, The Body in Film, Image and Identity: Reflectio, Body of Vision - A: Represen Similar People Bruce Elder, Stan Brakhage, Phil Solomon | ||
R bruce elder avant garde experimental filmmaker pt 1
R. Bruce Elder, born (1947-06-12) June 12, 1947 , is a Canadian filmmaker and critic.
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- R bruce elder avant garde experimental filmmaker pt 1
- R bruce elder avant garde experimental filmmaker pt 2
- Filmography
- References
Described by New York filmmaker and critic Jonas Mekas as “the most important North American avant-garde filmmaker to emerge during the 1980′s,” Elder combines images, music and text to create works that reflect his interest in philosophy, technology, science, spirituality and the human body.
His first major film cycle, The Book of All the Dead, inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Commedia and Ezra Pound’s Cantos, grew out of his preoccupation with the horrors of modernity, its faith in progress and the loss of a sense of what is good and evil. His current film cycle, The Book of Praise, makes extensive use of computer-image generation, highlighting his fascination with mathematics and digital technology.
Elder received the 2007 Governor General Award in Visual and Media Arts. The jury described him as “highly innovative”, “influential” and “acutely intelligent” noting the enormous span of his practice and the demanding nature of his films.
R bruce elder avant garde experimental filmmaker pt 2
Filmography
The Book of All the Dead (1975–1994)
(Listed in order of appearance in the Cycle rather than by production date)
The Book Of Praise (1997 – )