This draft of a Brakhage filmography was initially prepared by Scott MacDonald to accompany his interview with Stan Brakhage in his upcoming book, A Critical Cinema 4. Having made additions and changes, I post this version in the hope of soliciting further corrections, and because though I'm virtually certain it contains errors I also believe it to be the most accurate Brakhage filmography thus far. It is my intention to seek a grant for the many months of work that will be needed to determine accurate running times, titles, years of completion, and years films were released.
Running Times. Most of the running times are based on figures in the most recent (2003) sales catalogue, which in turn were based on footage counts, but they are not always correct. For some films Brakhage provided different running times in different rental and sales catalogues. When the running time listed below differs from one that provided in the 2003 sales catalogue, the one below is generally based on an actual timing of a print.
The Films
Short Films: 1975. 1975. 16mm; 38 minutes; color; silent (CC, FMC). [These were mounted on a single reel and not available separately for rental; they were at one time offered separately for purchase.]