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Paul Sharits (1943-1993)

Birthplace:
Denver, Colorado, USA

Born:
February 7, 1943

Died:
July 8, 1993

Biography from TheMovieDB

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,

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Film Production

Director:
1962  Wintercourse
1965  Dots 1 & 2
1965  Unrolling Event
1965  Wrist Trick
1966  Piece Mandala/End War
1966  Ray Gun Virus
1966  Sears Catalogue 1-3
1966  Word Movie
1968  N:O:T:H:I:N:G
1968  Razor Blades
1969  T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G
1971  Analytical Studies II: Un-Frame-Lines
1971  Inferential Current
1971  S:TREAM:S:S:ECTION:S:ECTION:S:S:ECTIONED
1972  Sound Strip/Film Strip
1973  Axiomatic Granularity
1974  Analytical Studies III - Color Frame Passages
1974  Color Sound Frames
1974  Synchronousoundtracks
1974  The Forgetting of Impressions and Intentions
1974  Vertical Contiguity
1975  3D Movie
1975  Apparent Motion
1975  Shutter Interface
1976  Analytical Studies I: The Film Frame
1976  Analytical Studies IV: Blank Color Frames
1976  Dream Displacement
1976  Epileptic Seizure Comparison
1976  Tails
1976  Tirgu Jiu
1977  Declarative Mode
1978  Episodic Generation
1981  Sketches in Hawaii
1982  3rd Degree
1982  Bad Burns
1984  Brancusi's Sculpture Garden at Tirgu Jiu
1986  Figment I: Fluxglam Voyage in Search of the Real Maciunas
1987  Rapture
2010  Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

Producer:
1962  Wintercourse
1965  Dots 1 & 2
1965  Unrolling Event
1965  Wrist Trick
1966  Piece Mandala/End War
1966  Ray Gun Virus
1966  Sears Catalogue 1-3
1966  Word Movie
1968  N:O:T:H:I:N:G
1968  Razor Blades
1969  T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G
1971  Analytical Studies II: Un-Frame-Lines
1971  Inferential Current
1971  S:TREAM:S:S:ECTION:S:ECTION:S:S:ECTIONED
1972  Sound Strip/Film Strip
1973  Axiomatic Granularity
1974  Analytical Studies III - Color Frame Passages
1974  Color Sound Frames
1974  Synchronousoundtracks
1974  The Forgetting of Impressions and Intentions
1974  Vertical Contiguity
1975  3D Movie
1975  Apparent Motion
1975  Shutter Interface
1976  Analytical Studies I: The Film Frame
1976  Analytical Studies IV: Blank Color Frames
1976  Dream Displacement
1976  Epileptic Seizure Comparison
1976  Tails
1976  Tirgu Jiu
1977  Declarative Mode
1978  Episodic Generation
1981  Sketches in Hawaii
1982  3rd Degree
1982  Bad Burns
1984  Brancusi's Sculpture Garden at Tirgu Jiu
1986  Figment I: Fluxglam Voyage in Search of the Real Maciunas
1987  Rapture
2010  Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

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