Filmmakers (Movie)

Iimura creates a short self-portrait as well as brief portraits of five of his peers: Brakhage, Vanderbeek, Smith, Mekas and Warhol. In each portrait, Iimura attempts to copy the styles and traits of each artist (Vanderbeek's constantly moving camera; Mekas' experiments with film speed; Warhol's use of flashes of white against a black background), while briefly commenting on the images being shown. The film serves effectively as an introduction to the film styles of these artists.

Stream:

1. Birth of a Nation (1997) (Movie) (4)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself

   Takahiko Iimura...Himself

   

   Jack Smith...Himself

   

   Andy Warhol...Himself
2. Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1969) (Movie) (4)
   

   Jack Smith...Self

   

   Andy Warhol...Self

   

   Stan Brakhage...Self

   

   Jonas Mekas...Self
3. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) (Movie) (3)
   

   Jonas Mekas...Self / Narrator

   

   Stan Brakhage...Self

   

   Andy Warhol...Self
4. Dirt (1965) (Movie) (3)
   

   Jonas Mekas...

   

   Jack Smith...

   

   Andy Warhol...Self
5. Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007) (Movie) (3)
   

   Jack Smith...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself

   

   Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)
6. Jonas in the Desert (1994) (Movie) (3)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself

   

   Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)
7. Notes on Marie Menken (2006) (Movie) (3)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself

   

   Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)
8. Poem Posters (1967) (Movie) (3)
   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself

   

   Jack Smith...Himself

   

   Andy Warhol...Himself
9. Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jonas Mekas...Self

   

   Jack Smith...Self
10. Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1965) (Movie) (2)
    

    Andy Warhol...Himself

    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself
11. Empire (1965) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Self (uncredited)

    

    Andy Warhol...Self (uncredited)
12. Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011) (Movie) (2)
    

    Stan Brakhage...Himself

    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself
13. Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks (1964) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jack Smith...Self

    

    Andy Warhol...Self
14. He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Self

    

    Andy Warhol...Self
15. I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance (2017) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Self

    

    Andy Warhol...Self
16. In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002) (Movie) (2)
    

    Stan Brakhage...Himself

    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself
17. Invocation: Maya Deren (1986) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself

    

    Stan Brakhage...Himself
18. It Came from Kuchar (2009) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Self (archive footage)

    

    Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
19. Joan of Arc (1967) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jack Smith...

    

    Andy Warhol...
20. Persistence of Vision (1984) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself

    

    Andy Warhol...Himself
21. Reality's Invisible (1972) (Movie) (2)
    

    Stan Brakhage...Himself

    

    Stan VanDerBeek...Himself
22. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Self

    

    Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
23. The Illiac Passion (1967) (Movie) (2)
    

    Andy Warhol...Poseidon

    

    Jack Smith...Orpheus
24. The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man (1981) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jack Smith...

    

    Jonas Mekas...
25. The Velvet Underground (2021) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Self

    

    Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
26. Untitled Nam June Paik Documentary (Movie) (2)
    

    Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)

    

    Jonas Mekas...Self (archive footage)
27. Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989) (Movie) (2)
    

    Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)

    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself
28. Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself

    

    Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)