Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1958 • United States
An exercise in visual abstraction, these montages by director Shirley Clarke examine the bridges of New York City. This version features an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron.
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Bridges-Go-Round 2
Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1958 • United States
An exercise in visual abstraction, these montages by director Shirley Clarke examine the bridges of New York City. This version features a jazz score by Teo Macero.
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Skyscraper
Directed by Shirley Clarke and Willard Van Dyke • 1960 • United States
Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film by director Shirley Clarke playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Clarke referred to this work as a musi...
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What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in ...
Directed by Martin Scorsese • 1963 • United States
Starring Zeph Michaelis, Mimi Stark, Sarah BravemanThis giddily experimental student film by Martin Scorsese employs a jumble of freewheeling optical effects as it tells the surreal story of a man who becomes increasingly obsessed with a pictur...
