Since 1972, independent video artist, wendy clarke daughter of independent filmmaker shirley clarke has conceived and produced numerous interactive installations and tapes that have been exhibited internationally on television, in museums, galleries and public places. The connection is actually a film about eight drug addicts are. Full of jumpcuts, sloppy camerahandling, and improvised dialogue, the connection serves as a reminder that filmmaking can maintain an intoxicating chaos in spite of the very rigid technical limitations of the. The connection is one of the most vital, fascinating films of the american independent world.
Returning home to fort worth, texas in 1983 as a famed performer and composer, documentary footage, dramatic scenes, and some of the first music videostyle segments ever made, chronicle his boyhood in segregated texas and his subsequent emergence as an american cultural pioneer and worldclass icon. In a fairer world, portrait of jason would have done what shirley clarkes earlier works didnt. Welcome to milestones cabinet of wonders films to enlighten, educate, entertain and amaze. Shirley brimberg, october 2, 1919, new york city, usa. Shirley clarke, an academy awardwinning filmmaker, a champion of independent filmmaking and a missionary for video as a force in communications, died on tuesday at. Connection takes an insider look into the world of drug addiction. Read about shirley clarkes profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. There is no patronizing of the black race in this cinematic cry for justice. Download a sample list of available titles and additional research resources at ucla in pdf format.
The cool world 1964, directed by shirley clarke video watch the trailer for the cool world, directed by shirley clarke. Film is an open look at the drug subculture and value system from an off broadway play. The shirley clarke project by milestone films the new. Milestone film and video has given us demanders something to rejoice in this season by putting out their restorations of both jason and ornette out on dvd and bluray discs, as volumes 2 and 3 of their project shirley series volume 1, of clarkes magnificent the connection, awaits a home video release date.
I didnt make myself acceptable and i had no intention of making their films. The shirley clarke project by milestone films the new york. Jack gelber wrote the screenplay, adapting his play of the same name. When it was released in the early 60s, shirley clarkes controversial film about heroin addicts got shut down by new york police after two. Portrait of shirley a film in progress about shirley clarke. Jim dunn, a budding filmmaker, has agreed to pay for the fix if the addicts will allow him to film the connection scene. But clarkes decision to both literally and figuratively turn the camera on the creative types behind it was key. She was also a director and editor of many famous works. Now at last, shirley clarke s magnificent screenplay workofart is getting its overdue recognition. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for shirley clarke. Shirley clarkes landmark the connection on criterion. The first time i spoke with shirley clarke, in her chelsea hotel digs around the time her 1987 jazz.
Find clarkes records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. Shirley clarkes incredible first feature, the connection opened in 1961 to standing ovations at cannes but to police raids and law suits when it opened in the united states. She has been in london for the showing of her controversial film, the connection, at the national film theatre. Shirley clarke s the connection is a faux document of a day in the life of a group of heroin addicts holed up in a oneroom new york city squat and biding time until cowboy carl lee comes back. The connection 1962 shirley clarke cast and crew allmovie. Shirley clarke on vimeo the highquality home for video.
The connection is actually a film about eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a new york apartment belonging to leach. Sep 15, 2007 the connection was made into a 1961 movie directed by shirley clarke, who would go on to film the adaptation of warren millers controversial harlemset novel the cool world. Created by a woman director, shirley clarke, at a time when they were in very short supply, the film shattered stereotypes in just about every conceivable way. Portrait of jason and the life of movies the new yorker. Made in america captures ornettes evolution over three decades. A new print of shirley clarkes first feature, the connection, preserved by the u. The connection was made into a 1961 movie directed by shirley clarke, who would go on to film the adaptation of warren millers controversial harlemset novel the cool world. Shirley clarke october 2, 1919 september 23, 1997 was an american experimental and independent filmmaker. Apr 29, 2012 a new print of shirley clarkes first feature, the connection, preserved by the u.
This may be why only one of shirley clarkes films, the connection, is listed in the otherwise exhaustive establishment reference work leonard maltins movie and video guide. While the living theaters production of jack gelbers play made the audience squirm, shirley clarkes film version of the connection practically put them on trial, at least according to reports following the premiere. Is the connection really the godparent of some great horror films. Auteur of groundbreaking and provocative films such as the connection, ornette. It just doesnt get any better than this expose, the connection re.
The fact that connection resolutely stays rooted in one location will also cause discomfort, and with good cause. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the connection 1962 shirley clarke on allmovie. The connection 1960, the cool world 1963, and portrait of jason 1967. Access over 9 hours of video for 511 yearolds, curated playlists and discussion starters for each element of formative assessment, and for every clip. Clarke, always eager for the next thing, was an early adopter of video. A bluray threedisc box set containing more than eight hours worth of films. Filmmaker shirley clarke the connection directs this powerful, stark semidocumentary look at the horrors of harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of american society. Shirley clarke in 1978 it was years before it dawned on me that if i had been a man i would have been stanley kubrick. Now at last, shirley clarkes magnificent screenplay workofart is getting its overdue recognition. The wisconsin center for film and theater research wcftr is one of the worlds major archives of research materials relating to the entertainment industry.
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The connection is a 1961 feature film directed by the american experimental filmmaker shirley clarke. Join facebook to connect with shirley clarke and others you may know. The film was the subject of significant court cases regarding censorship. Shirley clarke celebrity profile check out the latest shirley clarke photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the connection 1962 shirley clarke on allmovie allmovie. Shirley clarke phone, address, background info whitepages. Filmforum is delighted to host the forces behind milestone films tonight as we present some of shirley clarkes wonderful short films, from her earliest dance films, dance in the sun and bullfight through the avantgarde classic bridgesgoround, to her 1970s video experiments in dance and drama such as trans and tongues. She was a director and editor, known for the cool world 1963, skyscraper 1960 and the connection 1961. Clarke based the connection on a jack gelber play of the same name, which was performed at the historic living theater in new york. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees.
The connection 1962, the debut feature from shirley clarke, turns a stage play originally produced by new yorks revolutionary living theater as a play within a play into an innovative work of cinema clarke was a pioneering american independent filmmaker before that label was even invented and her work was unpreserved and largely unavailable until milestone films undertook project. Found footage films dont exclusively belong to the horror arena some film historians even posit that the first found footage film was an experimental joint by shirley clarke about drug addicts, certainly its own kind of horror story but the technique has become so prevalent within the genre that its almost. This film is presented as a reallife documentary that explores the lives of eight interracial jazz musicians who are addicted to heroine. The story of the great but now littleknown filmmaker shirley clarke, the only woman in the american new wave. Since 1972, independent video artist, wendy clarke daughter of independent filmmaker shirley clarke has conceived and produced numerous interactive. Berlin international film festival official website.
The cool world 1964, directed by shirley clarke video. Shirley clarke s adaptation of jack gelbers play within a play within a jazz concert a drugaddled crossing of a midsummer nights dream and waiting for godot. Wiseman went on to produce clarkes next film, the cool world. The description is describing another shirley clarke film, portrait of jason. Milestone films rerelease of the glowing restoration of the connection 1961 directed by the incredible shirley clarke opened in may 2012 in nyc and. From dreamworks animations trolls official video 0. Shirley clarkes adaptation of jack gelbers play within a play within a jazz concert a drugaddled crossing of a midsummer nights dream and waiting for godot. Jul 05, 20 shirley clarke s incredible first feature, the connection opened in 1961 to standing ovations at cannes but to police raids and law suits when it opened in the united states. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The connection 1961 shirley clarke trailer on vimeo. See more ideas about visible learning, shirley clarke and fixed mindset. He made two early films, then went to hollywood and had his way, but i was some kind of threat.
Shirley clarkes incredible first feature, the connection opened in 1961 to standing ovations at cannes but to police raids and law suits. Sep 26, 1997 shirley clarke, an academy awardwinning filmmaker, a champion of independent filmmaking and a missionary for video as a force in communications, died on tuesday at the palliative care center of. The lovely thing is that im alive at just the time when i can do this. Aug 19, 2016 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. For a price, they agree to have their lifestyle filmed. One of the most remarkable home video releases of last year is devoted to what, by many accounts, would be considered marginalia.
Shirley clarke great director profile senses of cinema. A bloody but unbowed rebel, clarke has continued to make films primarily for herself and her clique of enthusiasts. It maintains over three hundred collections from outstanding playwrights, television and motion picture writers, producers, actors. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory.
Nov 21, 2014 milestone film and video has given us demanders something to rejoice in this season by putting out their restorations of both jason and ornette out on dvd and bluray discs, as volumes 2 and 3 of their project shirley series volume 1, of clarkes magnificent the connection, awaits a home video release date. In portrait of jason shirley clarke is a goddamn genius. Director shirley clarke on her new film the connection. With ornette coleman, john giordano, fort worth symphony orchestra, prime time. Apr 17, 20 in a fairer world, portrait of jason would have done what shirley clarkes earlier works didnt. Shirley clarke was born on october 2, 1919 in new york city, new york, usa as shirley brimberg. Shirley clarke, a young american, is one of the few.
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