Bruce Conner

Known for DirectingBorn 1933-11-18Died 2008-07-07McPherson, Kansas

Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist renowned for his work in film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplines. He first attracted public attention in the 1950s with his nylon-shrouded assemblages—complex sculptures of found objects such as women's stockings, costume jewelry, bicycle wheels, and broken dolls, often combined with collaged or painted surfaces. Simultaneously during the late 1950s, he began making short movies in a singular style that has since established him as one of the most important figures in postwar independent filmmaking. He used an innovative technique that can best be seen in his first film, "A MOVIE" (1958), which was created by piecing together scraps of B-movies, newsreels, novelty shorts, and other preexisting footage. His subsequent films are most often fast-paced collages of found and new footage, and he was among the first to use pop music for film sound tracks. His films have inspired generations of filmmakers and are now considered to be the precursors of the music video genre.Read more

Movies & web series

Easter Morning Raga

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

Television Assassination

Birth of a Nation

Looking for Mushrooms

Crossroads

Permian Strata

Antonia Christina Basilotta

Looking for Mushrooms

Vivian

The White Rose

Luke

Breakaway

America Is Waiting

A Movie

Cosmic Ray

Marilyn Times Five

Report

Valse Triste

Take the 5:10 to Dreamland

Mongoloid

Mea Culpa

Easter Morning

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Three Screen Ray

Battle Stations – A Navel Adventure

Underground New York

Me & Bruce & Art

Liberty Crown

Eve-Ray-Forever

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