Shirley Clarke
American filmmaker (1919-1997)
0.45body-of-work score · ranked #1446 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- October 2, 1919 · New York City
- Died
- September 23, 1997 · Boston
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter
- Movement
- feminist art
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 10.231 citation
- 20.231 citation
Complete filmography
All 30 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1952Jelly Roll Morton
- 1953Dance in the Sun
- 1953Dance Tests
- 1953Fear Flight
- 1954In Paris Parks
- 1955Bullfight
- 1955Decroux
- 1956A Moment in Love
- 1956The Rose and the Players
- 1957Gestures
- 1957World Kitchen
- 1958Bridges-Go-Round
- 1958Brussels Loops
- 1959Skyscraper
- 1960Christopher And Me
- 1960Scary Time
- 1961The Connection
- 1963Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
- 1963The Cool World
- 1967Butterfly
- 1967Portrait of Jason
- 197724 Frames Per Second
- 1978Initiation
- 1978Mysterium
- 1978One-2-3
- 1978Trans
- 1980A Visual Diary
- 1981Savage/Love
- 1981Tongues
- 1984Ornette: Made in America