Found 3 collections related to Independent filmmakers

Shirley Clarke (1925-1997), American independent filmmaker, was a modern dancer before switching to work in film and video. She was probably best known for her films THE CONNECTION (1961), a study of drug addiction initially banned for obscenity in New York State, her oscar-winning 1962 documentary, ROBERT FROST: A LOVER'S QUARREL WITH THE WORLD, and THE COOL WORLD (1963) on a juvenile gang in Harlem. In 1962 she and Jonas Mekas founded the Film-Makers Cooperative, a nonprofit company for the distribution of independent films. Clarke also taught film directing and editing at New York University, Columbia and the University of California at Los Angeles. Consists of one leather bound datebook with "Halcyon Films, Inc." printed on the cover for the year 1955. Clarke used this book from September 1955 until September 1956. This was in the period she was making short dance films with Anna Sokolow. less

Cineaste is an American quarterly film magazine that was established in 1967. The Cineaste interviews are a collection of audio recordings that provided the basis for articles in the Cineaste magazine. Interviewees include actors, filmmakers, and other film industry professionals. less

Stuart A. Sherman (1945-2001) was a New York-based visual, film, and performance artist. The Stuart A. Sherman artist files date from 1959 to 2000 and contain articles and essays, production files, and publications that document his work across various artistic mediums. less