Jordan Belson (1926-2011)

Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born:
June 6, 1926

Died:
September 6, 2011

Jordan Belson was an American artist and filmmaker who created nonobjective, often spiritually oriented, abstract films spanning six decades.

Additional information:

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Cinematography:
1953  Obmaru
1953  Things to Come

Director:
1948  Improvisation No. 1
1950  San Francisco Chronicle Commercial
1951  Mambo
1952  Bop Scotch
1952  Caravan
1953  Mandala
1953  Obmaru
1953  Things to Come
1958  Raga
1959  High Voltage
1959  Séance
1959  Vortex V presentation reel
1961  Allures
1962  LSD
1964  Re-entry
1965  Phenomena
1967  Samadhi
1968  Momentum
1969  Cosmos
1970  World
1971  Meditation
1972  Chakra
1973  Light
1974  Cycles
1977  Music of the Spheres
1980  Blues
1980  Infinity
1982  Apollo
1982  Quartet
1984  Creation
1984  Fountain of Dreams
1985  Northern Lights
1987  Thoughtforms
1989  Samadhi And Other Films
1997  Mysterious Journey
2001  Bardo
2005  Epilogue

Director of Photography:
1948  Improvisation No. 1
1950  San Francisco Chronicle Commercial
1951  Mambo
1952  Bop Scotch
1952  Caravan
1953  Mandala
1953  Obmaru
1953  The End
1953  Things to Come
1958  Raga
1959  High Voltage
1959  Séance
1959  Vortex V presentation reel
1961  Allures
1962  LSD
1964  Re-entry
1965  Phenomena
1967  Samadhi
1968  Momentum
1969  Cosmos
1970  World
1971  Meditation
1972  Chakra
1973  Light
1974  Cycles
1977  Music of the Spheres
1980  Blues
1980  Infinity
1982  Apollo
1982  Quartet
1984  Creation
1984  Fountain of Dreams
1985  Northern Lights
1987  Thoughtforms
1989  Samadhi And Other Films
1997  Mysterious Journey
2001  Bardo
2005  Epilogue

Music:
1948  Improvisation No. 1
1950  San Francisco Chronicle Commercial
1951  Mambo
1952  Bop Scotch
1952  Caravan
1953  Mandala
1953  Obmaru
1953  The End
1953  Things to Come
1958  Raga
1959  High Voltage
1959  Séance
1959  Vortex V presentation reel
1961  Allures
1962  LSD
1964  Re-entry
1965  Phenomena
1967  Samadhi
1968  Momentum
1969  Cosmos
1970  World
1971  Meditation
1972  Chakra
1973  Light
1974  Anima
1974  Cycles
1974  Video Weavings
1977  Music of the Spheres
1980  Blues
1980  Infinity
1982  Apollo
1982  Quartet
1984  Creation
1984  Fountain of Dreams
1985  Northern Lights
1987  Thoughtforms
1989  Samadhi And Other Films
1997  Mysterious Journey
2001  Bardo
2005  Epilogue

Visual Effects:
1948  Improvisation No. 1
1950  San Francisco Chronicle Commercial
1951  Mambo
1952  Bop Scotch
1952  Caravan
1953  Mandala
1953  Obmaru
1953  The End
1953  Things to Come
1958  Raga
1959  High Voltage
1959  Séance
1959  Vortex V presentation reel
1961  Allures
1962  LSD
1964  Re-entry
1965  Phenomena
1967  Samadhi
1968  Momentum
1969  Cosmos
1970  World
1971  Meditation
1972  Chakra
1973  Light
1974  Anima
1974  Cycles
1974  Video Weavings
1977  Demon Seed
1977  Music of the Spheres
1980  Blues
1980  Infinity
1982  Apollo
1982  Quartet
1983  The Right Stuff
1984  Creation
1984  Fountain of Dreams
1985  Northern Lights
1987  Thoughtforms
1989  Samadhi And Other Films
1997  Mysterious Journey
2001  Bardo
2005  Epilogue

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