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)
- 31
Dance
2000
32Flight
1974
Documentary
33The Lion and the Zebra Make God's Raw Jewels
1999
34""..."" Reel 5
1998 · ★ 5.6 (14 votes)
35Polite Madness
1996
36Centre
1978 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)
37The Wonder Ring
1955 · ★ 6.0 (36 votes)
Documentary
38Song 11
1965 · ★ 4.1 (9 votes)
39Sexual Meditation: Office Suite
1972 · ★ 4.7 (7 votes)
40Prelude 7
1996 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)
41Persian Series #10
2000 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
42Interim
1952 · ★ 6.0 (10 votes)
Drama, Romance
43The Extraordinary Child
1954 · ★ 5.4 (8 votes)
Comedy
44Prelude 11
1996 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
45My Mtn. Song 27 Part II: Rivers
1969 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
46Prelude 14
1996 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Animation
4723rd Psalm Branch: Part I
1967 · ★ 6.2 (13 votes)
- 48
Persian Series #18
2001 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
49Arabic Numeral Series 17
1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
50Other
1980
51Persian Series #16
2001 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
52Prelude 6
1995 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
53Visions in Meditation #2: Mesa Verde
1989 · ★ 5.3 (16 votes)
54Confession
1986
Documentary
55Skein
1974 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
56Persian Series #6
2000 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)
57Naughts
1994 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
58Western History
1971 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
59Seasons...
2002 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)
60Prelude 13
1996 · ★ 5.6 (5 votes)
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.