Shirley Clarke Movies

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

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

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...

In 1953, Shirley Clarke went to make a film about French mime Ettiene Decroux. The legend goes that he had left town and instead, she created In...

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

In August 1955, director Shirley Clarke and choreographer Anne Sokolow embarked on a dance film about mime. It evolved two years later into 'The...

A 1957 rehearsal film test for a dance film inspired by Pablo Picasso's 'Family of Saltimbanques'. Anna Sokolow can be seen on the lower left of 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...

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

Four minutes of color footage featuring Carl Lee and a poodle named Max. A very cute home movie from the Connection blu-ray.

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

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...