Bruce Conner
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Birth Place
McPherson, Kansas, USA
Born
November 18, 1933
Biography
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Leading figure in the American avant-garde of the 1960s. His short experimental works rely on rhythmic editing, often of "found" footage, to create both humorous and politically challenging statements, as with "A Movie" (1958), "Cosmic Ray" (1961)--in which Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" accompanies a semi-nude go-go dancer--and "Report" (1965), which repeatedly shows the assassination of J...
Biography
Leading figure in the American avant-garde of the 1960s. His short experimental works rely on rhythmic editing, often of "found" footage, to create both humorous and politically challenging statements, as with "A Movie" (1958), "Cosmic Ray" (1961)--in which Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" accompanies a semi-nude go-go dancer--and "Report" (1965), which repeatedly shows the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
America Is Waiting
(1982)
Director
Valse Triste
(1978)
Director
Mongoloid
(1978)
Director
Take the 5:10 to Dreamland
(1977)
Director
Marilyn Times Five
(1974)
Director
For Life, Against the War
(1968)
Director
Report
(1965)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
The Painter Sam Francis
(2009)
Fog City Mavericks
(2007)
Producer (Feature Film)
America Is Waiting
(1982)
Producer
Mongoloid
(1978)
Producer
Valse Triste
(1978)
Producer
Marilyn Times Five
(1974)
Producer
Report
(1965)
Producer
Editing (Feature Film)
America Is Waiting
(1982)
Editor
Mongoloid
(1978)
Editor
Valse Triste
(1978)
Editor
Marilyn Times Five
(1974)
Editor
Report
(1965)
Editor
Director (Short)
Looking For Mushrooms
(1961)
Director
A Movie
(1958)
Director
Producer (Short)
A Movie
(1958)
Producer
Editing (Short)
A Movie
(1958)
Editor
Life Events
1958
Produced, directed, and edited first feature, "A Movie"
