Paul Sharits
Born: 1943-02-07 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Died: 1993-07-08
Known For: Directing
Biography
Trained as a graphic artist and a painter, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums, film centers, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. ~ Sandra Brennan,
Filmography
2015
- Paul Sharits as Himself
2010
- Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 ... (Director)
1997
- Birth of a Nation as Self
1987
1986
- Figment I: Fluxglam Voyage in Search of the Real Maciunas ... (Director)
1985
1984
- Brancusi's Sculpture Garden at Tirgu Jiu ... (Director)
1982
- Bad Burns ... (Director)
- 3rd Degree ... (Director)
1981
- Cinématon XIII as N°120
- Cinématon n°120 : Paul Sharits
- Sketches in Hawaii ... (Director)
1979
- Passare I (Italia) ... (Director)
1978
- Cinématon as N°120
- Episodic Generation ... (Director)
1977
1976
- Analytical Studies IV: Blank Color Frames ... (Director)
- Paul Sharits Interview with Gerard O'Grady as himself
- Tirgu Jiu ... (Director)
- Epileptic Seizure Comparison ... (Director)
- Tails ... (Director)
- Dream Displacement ... (Director)
1975
- Apparent Motion ... (Director)
- 3D Movie ... (Director)
- Shutter Interface ... (Director)
1974
- The Forgetting of Impressions and Intentions ... (Director)
- Analytical Studies III - Color Frame Passages ... (Director)
- Vertical Contiguity ... (Director)
- Synchronousoundtracks ... (Director)
- Color Sound Frames ... (Director)
1973
- Axiomatic Granularity ... (Director)
1972
- Sound Strip/Film Strip ... (Director)
1971
- Element Studies: Earth/Water/Sky/Fire ... (Director)
- Inferential Current ... (Director)
- Analytical Studies II: Unframed Lines ... (Director)
- Analytical Studies I: The Film Frame ... (Director)
- S:TREAM:S:S:ECTION:S:ECTION:S:S:ECTIONED ... (Director)
1969
- T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G ... (Director)
1968
- Razor Blades ... (Director)
- N:O:T:H:I:N:G ... (Director)
1966
- Word Movie ... (Director)
- Ray Gun Virus ... (Director)
- Piece Mandala/End War ... (Director)
1965
- Unrolling Event ... (Director)
- Wrist Trick ... (Director)
- Sears Catalogue 1-3 ... (Director)
- Dots 1 & 2 ... (Director)
1962
- Wintercourse ... (Director)