Stan Brakhage, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1933

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 09-Mar-2003

Profession: screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, university teacher, film director, film producer, film editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Stanley Brakhage ( BRAK-ij; January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003), better known as Stan Brakhage, was an American non-narrative filmmaker.
He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film. Over the course of five decades, Brakhage created a large and diverse body of work, exploring a variety of formats, approaches and techniques that included handheld camerawork, painting directly onto celluloid, fast cutting, in-camera editing, scratching on film, collage film and the use of multiple exposures.
Interested in mythology and inspired by music, poetry, and visual phenomena, Brakhage sought to reveal the universal, in particular exploring themes of birth, mortality, sexuality, and innocence.Brakhage's films are often noted for their expressiveness and lyricism.