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Stan Brakhage

Director · 440 credits · 100 in highly-rated films

Best known for As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

Frequent collaborators: Jane Wodening, Jonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs, Phil Solomon, Allen Ginsberg

Directed movies (379 total, ranked by score)

  1. Vision of the Fire Tree

    1990

    301

  2. Short Films 1975

    1975

    302

  3. Paranoia Corridor

    1995

    303

  4. Colorado Legend

    1960

    Western

    304

  5. Silent Sound Sense Stars Subotnick and Sender

    1962

    305

  6. We Hold These

    1995

    306

  7. Moilsome Toilsome

    1999

    307

  8. Blossom-Gift/Favor

    1993

    308

  9. The Trip to Door

    1971

    309

  10. Matins

    1988

    310

  11. Black Vision

    1965

    311

  12. The Women

    1973

    312

  13. Nightmare Series

    1978

    313

  14. Song of the Mushroom

    2002

    314

  15. Roman Numeral: III

    1979

    315

  16. The Female Mystique and Spare Leaves (for Gordon)

    1998

    316

  17. The 'b' Series

    1995

    317

  18. Roman Numeral: VI

    1980

    318

  19. Babylon Series #2

    1990

    Documentary

    319

  20. @

    1979

    320

  21. Blue Value

    1996

    321

  22. Stately Mansions Did Decree

    1999

    322

  23. Oh Life - a Woe Story - the A Test News

    1963

    323

  24. Roman Numeral: V

    1980

    324

  25. Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding

    1955

    Documentary

    325

  26. Wecht

    1972

    326

  27. 4A

    1980

    327

  28. Rounds

    2001

    328

  29. Purity and After

    1978

    329

  30. The Fur of Home

    1996

    330

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.