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Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage (January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an non-narrative filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the most important experimental filmmakers of the 20th century. He worked with various kinds of celluloid: 16mm, 8mm, 35mm, and IMAX, and was a practitioner of what he referred to as 'pure cinema'.

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The Hotel presents... Stan Brakhage + Henry Cyer + Excel DJ

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 04:01

For its first evening at Cafe OTO, The Hotel presents a diverse line-up of three singular artists with a shared intuition towards the ineffable.

As first act to the evening, The Hotel will host a rare 16mm projection of Stan Brakhage's late masterpiece 'Passage Through: A Ritual’.

One of the most delicate works of art ever made, Passage Through is rarely screened in the world (if at all), and shall be projected as an original 16mm print.
Dates:
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 19:30
Venue:
Cafe Oto - London, United Kingdom
Non Films Presents DarkRoom: Screening & Salon

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 26/11/2025 - 04:16

On Thursday, December 4th at 7pm, Non Films presents “DarkRoom: Screening & Salon” at the iconic Film-Makers' Cooperative! The selected films all represent various imitations of life through limited animation, collage, and paintings. We are honored to return to FMC to curate another evening of exceptional experimental cinema.

TICKETS: https://filmmakerscoop.ecwid.com/Non-Films-Presents-DarkRoom-Screening-&....
Dates:
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 19:00
Venue:
Filmmakers Co-op - New York, United States
Machines in the Garden: Ecstatic Landscapes

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 21/10/2025 - 05:10

Spectrum Between presents…
MACHINES IN THE GARDEN: Ecstatic Landscapes in 16mm

As something of a sequel/companion to our water program, this collection of films showcases a range of different approaches to representing landscapes and natural forms. Filmmakers include Larry Gottheim, Stan Brakhage, Rose Lowder, James Otis, Peter Rose & Nathaniel Dorsky

Tuesday November 11th
NW Portland, OR
Venue: Special Features
Doors at 7:00 PM / Films at 8:00 PM
Dates:
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - 20:00
Venue:
Special Features - Portland, United States
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

By Marcos Ortega on Thu, 18/09/2025 - 04:56

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
Stan Brakhage, 1971, 32 min, 16mm

Introduced by Molly Miles and Lucy Peters

Preceded by
Obverse and Reverse
Barbara Rupik, 2020, 8 min
Dates:
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 20:30
Venue:
Close-Up Cinema - London, United Kingdom
In the Warm Room

By Marcos Ortega on Mon, 01/09/2025 - 03:48

This program brings together films that explore sensuality, the body and romantic love, and their expression through the haptic medium of 16mm film. With a note of nostalgia, this screening aims to depict the ineffable and mythic possibilities of desire, sex and a sensuous relationship with the natural world.

Programmed by Anna Higgins.

16mm prints and films from FILMFORM and LUX.
Dates:
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 19:30
Venue:
Mackintosh Lane - London, United Kingdom
Triptych x Haft Cinema presents NO DEAD NATURE

By Marcos Ortega on Fri, 01/08/2025 - 16:03
Toronto-based curatorial collective Triptych is presenting a film programme in collaboration with Haft-Cinema (H-C) on the evening of August 13th, in Toronto.

Film Program: No Dead Nature: Still Life with Moth, Flower, and Spit curated by Haft-Cinema, presented by Triptych

Mothlight Stan Brakhage | 1963 | 3 min

The Garden of Earthly Delights Stan Brakhage | 1981 | 2 min

Chinese Series Stan Brakhage | 2003 | 2 min

Still Life [طبیعت بی‌جان] Sohrab Shahid Saless | 1974 | 90 min

Total runtime: 97 min
Dates:
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 19:30
Venue:
BAAA! (Back Alley for Art & Architecture) - Toronto, Canada
Anticipation of the Night

By Marcos Ortega on Fri, 18/07/2025 - 02:52

Anticipation of the Night
Stan Brakhage, 1958, 16mm, 40 min

Introduced by The Receptionist

The Hotel is pleased to present a rare 16mm projection of Stan Brakhage's magnum opus, Anticipation of the Night.
Dates:
Saturday, August 9, 2025 (All day) to Sunday, August 10, 2025 (All day)
Venue:
Close-Up Cinema - London, United Kingdom
Devoured Lands

By Marcos Ortega on Thu, 05/06/2025 - 06:23

16mm film workshop and screening in collaboration with Association Braquage, with films by Moira Tierney & Masha Godovannaya, Sébastien Ronceray, Henri Storck, Helena Gouveia Monteiro, Stan Brakhage, Cécile Fontaine, and Collective Ø.
Dates:
Saturday, June 21, 2025 (All day)
Venue:
Hugh Lane Gallery - Dublin, Ireland
Stan Brakhage's Dog Star Man

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 03/06/2025 - 02:47

Presented in 16mm by Dominic Angerame

This is the first time Dog Star Man, the complete series, has been shown in the Bay Area on 16mm celluloid film in decades. It is considered a masterpiece by the most distinguished experimental filmmakers, Stan Brakhage.
Dates:
Sunday, June 8, 2025 - 19:00
Venue:
The Beat Museum - San Francisco, United States
Expanded Cinema Program 1: Synaesthetic Cinema & The Myth of Entertainment

By Marcos Ortega on Thu, 29/05/2025 - 02:37

“The artist is always an anarchist, a revolutionary, a creator of new worlds imperceptibly gaining on reality.” (Gene Youngblood)
Dates:
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 20:00
Venue:
2220 Arts + Archives - Los Angeles, United States