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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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New publication from The Hotel – Passage Through: A Ritual

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 02/09/2026 - 10:10
The Hotel is honoured to present Passage Through: A Ritual, Philip Corner’s soundtrack to Stan Brakhage’s 1990 film of the same name.

After seeing Brakhage’s The Riddle of Lumen one evening at Anthology Film Archives, Philip Corner went home and, struck by a rush of divine inspiration, started playing the piano into the night.
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(...) [aka ELLIPSES] By Brakhage

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 26/08/2026 - 07:00

Join us on Monday, September 14th at 7pm at The Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for a screening of Stan Brakhage's (...) [a.k.a. Ellipses], presented by Andrew Reichel.

(...) Reel 1 (22 minutes, silent)
(...) Reel 2 (14.5 minutes, silent)
(...) Reel 3 (14.5 minutes, silent)
(...) Reel 4 (19.5 minutes, silent)
(...) Reel 5 (14 minutes, sound)

Total Running Time: 84.5 minutes + reel changes
Dates:
Monday, September 14, 2026 - 19:00
Venue:
Filmmakers Co-op - New York, United States
The Cinema Museum presents... Dog Star Man on 16mm

By Marcos Ortega on Mon, 24/08/2026 - 11:35

The Cinema Museum is proud to present a series of avant-garde film screenings on 16mm, in benefit of the Museum’s fundraiser to buy our home.

Our first screening of the season is the avant-garde film epic Dog Star Man (1964), directed by Stan Brakhage. Running time: 80 mins.
Dates:
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 20:30
Venue:
The Cinema Museum - London, United Kingdom
Non Films Presents DarkRoom Screening & Salon No. 3

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 09/06/2026 - 04:15

On SATURDAY, JUNE 13th at 7pm, Non Films presents "DarkRoom: Screening & Salon" once again at the prestigious Film-Makers' Cooperative.

TICKETS: https://filmmakerscoop.ecwid.com/Non-Films-Dark-Room-3-at-The-Film-Makers-Cooperative-p839129824
Dates:
Saturday, June 13, 2026 - 19:00
Venue:
Filmmakers Co-op - New York, United States
Dark Days: Brakhage in the Late '70s

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 31/03/2026 - 02:09

On TUESDAY, APRIL 7th, at 7pm at The Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor), Carter Haskins presents a program of rarely-screened Stan Brakhage titles from the late 1970s, all projected on 16mm.
Dates:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 19:00
Venue:
Filmmakers Co-op - New York, United States
SCREENING LAV #032: To hit the screen

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 25/02/2026 - 08:35

“I wanted to place cinema in a position where it could stand shoulder to shoulder with any musician or painter. I wanted to be able to consider cinema as a force capable of competing with those arts. Furthermore, I wanted to get to the absolute essence of my medium and handle it in the purest way possible.” – Peter Kubelka, Lecture at New York University, 1974
Dates:
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 19:30
Venue:
Círculo de Bellas Artes - Madrid, Spain
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