Portrait of Shirley Clarke

Directing

Shirley Clarke

Career

Active from 1950 to 2016, with a break from 2000 to 2015, busiest in 2016 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shirley Clarke Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    1.3, average 4.0
  • Coming of Age
    0.6, average 3.0
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Avant-Garde 5
  • Historical Context 4
  • Experimental Dance Film 4
  • Experimental Film 4
  • Shirley Clarke 2
  • Cinematic Exploration 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Meditative Experience 2
  • Art Film 2
  • Short Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Tee Pee Video Space Troupe: The First Years
The Tee Pee Video Space Troupe: The First Years

Director

2010s

9 titles
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests (2016)

Director

Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks' (2016)

Director

Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls (2016)

Director

Rose and the Players – Part 2
Rose and the Players – Part 2 (2016)

Director

Decroux Film
Decroux Film (2016)

Director

This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'
This Is Not 'In Paris Parks' (2016)

Director

A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton (2016)

Director

Fear Flight
Fear Flight (2016)

Director

Rose and the Players – Part 1
Rose and the Players – Part 1 (2016)

Director

1990s

1 title · average score 16
Alien Blood
Alien Blood (1999)
GoodWatch score 16

as second alien mother / MIB soldier

1980s

5 titles · average score 64
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Editor

Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game
Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game (1984)

Director

Tongues
Tongues (1982)

Editor, Director

Savage/Love
Savage/Love (1981)

Director

A Visual Diary
A Visual Diary (1980)

Director

1970s

15 titles
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium (1978)

Director

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three (1978)

Director

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans (1978)

Director

Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation (1978)

Director

24 Frames per Second
24 Frames per Second (1977)

Director

Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show (1972)

Director

Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971 (1971)

Director

Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971 (1971)

Director

Makeup Magic
Makeup Magic (1971)

Director

The Arrest
The Arrest (1971)

Director

Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971 (1971)

Director

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke (1970)

as Shirley Clarke

1960s

10 titles · average score 64
Lions Love
Lions Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

as Shirley

Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea
Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea (1968)

Director

Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason (1967)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Editor

Butterfly
Butterfly (1967)

Director

For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War (1967)

Director

The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Connection
The Connection (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

Editor, Director

A Scary Time
A Scary Time (1960)

Director

Christopher and Me
Christopher and Me (1960)

Dialogue

1950s

9 titles · average score 70
Skyscraper
Skyscraper (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Director

Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1 (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Director of Photography

Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops (1958)

Director

Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2 (1958)

Producer, Director

A Moment in Love
A Moment in Love (1956)

Editor, Camera Operator

Bullfight
Bullfight (1955)

Director, Camera Operator

In Paris Parks
In Paris Parks (1954)

Director

Dance in the Sun
Dance in the Sun (1953)

Editor, Director

Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera
Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera (1950)

Director