7.6

Window Water Baby Moving 1962

Genres: Documentary, Short

Country: USA

Directors: Stan Brakhage

Actors: Stan Brakhage, Jane Brakhage, Myrrena Brakhage

Available Quality: DivX, iPod

Year: 1962

6.9

Prelude: Dog Star Man 1962

Genres: Drama, Short

Country: USA

Directors: Stan Brakhage

Actors: Jane Brakhage

Available Quality: Hi Def, Hi Def

Year: 1962

A creation myth realized in light, patterns, images superimposed, rapid cutting, and silence. A black screen, then streaks of light, then an explosion of color and squiggles and happenstance. Next, images of small circles emerge then of the Sun. Images of our Earth appear, woods, a part of a body, a nude woman perhaps giving birth. Imagery evokes movement across time.

6.6

Dog Star Man: Part I 1962

Genres: Short

Country: USA

Directors: Stan Brakhage

Actors: Stan Brakhage, Jane Brakhage

Available Quality: Hi Def, Hi Def

Year: 1962

From a murky landscape, a wooded mountain emerges. We watch the sun. We see a bearded man climbing up the mountain through the snow. He carries an ax, and he's accompanied by a dog. His labors continue. There is no soundtrack. Images rush past - water, trees, and surfaces too close up to distinguish. He struggles. A fire burns. Nature, in long shots and magnified, is formidable and silent. It's tough going; he carries on. In a capillary, blood flows.

6.8

Dog Star Man: Part III 1964

Genres: Drama, Short

Country: USA

Directors: Stan Brakhage

Actors: Stan Brakhage, Jane Brakhage

Available Quality: Hi Def, Hi Def

Year: 1964

Sexual intimacy. Three kinds of images race past, superimposed on each other sometimes: two bodies, a man and a woman's, close up, nude - patches of skin, wisps of hair, glimpses of a face and genitalia; strips of celluloid with lines and squiggles scratched on them; and, close-up shots of what appear to be the insides of living bodies - a heart beating, muscle and sinew and tissue wet with fluids. The exterior and interior of desire.

6.8

Dog Star Man: Part IV 1964

Genres: Drama, Short

Country: USA

Directors: Stan Brakhage

Actors: Stan Brakhage, Jane Brakhage

Available Quality: Hi Def, Hi Def

Year: 1964

A man is supine on a mountain side. Images rush past of nature and a stained glass saint. An infant is born. We see a lactating nipple. Images include a mountain peak, farm buildings, a tree stump, a fire, a crawling baby, and the sun. The man falls and rolls. Then, later, he swings his ax.

6

The Stars Are Beautiful 1974

Genres: Short

Country: USA

Directors: Stan Brakhage

Actors: Stan Brakhage, Bearthm Brakhage, Crystal Brakhage, Jane Brakhage, Myrrena Brakhage, Neowyn Brakhage, Rarc Brakhage

Available Quality: Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def

Year: 1974

We move back and forth between scenes of a family at home and thoughts about the stars and creation. Children hold chickens while an adult clips their wings; we see a forest; a narrator talks about stars and light and eternity. A dog joins the hens and the family, while the narrator explains the heavens. We see a bee up close. The narrator suggests metaphors for heavenly bodies. Scenes fade into a black screen or dim purple; close-ups of family life may be blurry. The words about the heavens, such as "The stars are a flock of hummingbirds," contrast with images and sounds of real children.