Birth: 1952

Official Website: Trent Harris Films

Major Works: Delightful Water Universe (2008)
The Beaver Trilogy (2000)
Plan 10 From Outer Space (1994)
Rubin and Ed (1991)

Notes: Works in Salt Lake City, UT.

Wrote two books: The Wild Goose Chronicles and Mondo Utah.

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Video: Bill Allred Delightful Water Universe on KUTV

Birth: Unknown

Official Website: None

Major Works: Susan for Now (2007)

Notes: Works in the field of corporate finance.

Is a member of Seattle’s Sex Positive Community Center.

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Video: None

Birth: September 24, 1931 (Aberdeen, South Dakota)

Official Website: BruceBaillie.net

Major Works: The P-38 Pilot (1990)
Dr. Bish Remedies (1987)
The Cardinal’s Visit (1980)
Roslyn Romance (1977)
Quick Billy (1971)
Valentin de las Sierras (1971)
All My Life (1966)
Castro Street (1966)
Port Chicago Vigil (1966)
Show Leader (1966)
Still Life (1966)
Termination (1966)
Tung (1966)
Quixote (1965)
Yellow Horse (1965)
The Brookfield Recreation Center (1964)
Mass for the Dakota Sioux (1964)
A Hurrah for Soldiers (1963)
To Parsifal (1963)
Everyman (1962)
Friend Fleeing (1962)
Have You Thought of Talking to the Director (1962)
Here I Am (1962)
The News No. 3 (1962)
David Lynn’s Sculpture (1961)
The Gymnasts (1961)
Mr. Hayashi (1961)
On Sundays (1961)

Notes: One of the founders of Canyon Cinema, the film distributing co-op.

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Canyon Cinema: Films

Video: Screening Room with Bruce Baillie (1973) - PREVIEW

Birth: 1954 (Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina)

Official Website: RichardKern.com

Major Works: My Nightmare (1993)
The Bitches (1992)
Sewing Circle (1992)
Horoscope (1991)
Nazi (1991)
Tumble (1991)
The Evil Cameraman (1990)
Money Love (1990)
Pierce (1990)
X Is Y (1990)
Submit to Me Now (1987)
Death Valley 69 (1986)
Fingered (1986)
Goodbye 42nd Street (1986)
King of Sex (1986)
I Hate You Now (1985)
The Right Side of My Brain (1985)
Stray Dogs (1985)
Submit to Me (1985)
Thrust in Me (1985)
Woman at the Wheel (1985)
You Killed Me First (1985)

Notes: Was a member of the Cinema of Transgression movement in NYC in the early ’80s and collaborated on Thrust in Me with Nick Zedd.

Has pretty much given up filmmaking for photography.

Published several issues of the zine The Heroin Addict, which was later renamed The Valium Addict.

Has directed several music videos for Sonic Youth, King Missile and Marilyn Manson.

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Video: None

Birth: 1937

Official Website: None

Major Works: Rittenhouse Square (2005)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Too Much Sun (1991)
Rented Lips (1988)
America (1986)
Up the Academy (1980)
Moment to Moment (1975)
Sticks and Bones (1973)
Greaser’s Palace (1972)
Pound (1970)
Putney Swope (1969)
No More Excuses (1968)
Chafed Elbows (1966)
Sweet Smell of Sex (1965)
Babo 73 (1964)
A Touch of Greatness (1964)
Balls Bluff (1961)

Notes: Was encouraged to make films by reading Jonas Mekas‘ “Movie Journal” column in the Village Voice.

Father of actor Robert Downey Jr., who first appeared on-screen as a baby in Greaser’s Palace.

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Video: Allan Havey Interviews Robert Downey Sr. (part 1)

Birth: May 4, 1967 (Akron, OH)

Official Website: MySpace page

Major Works: SpaceDisco One (2007)
Lost in the Thinking (2005)
The Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary (2003)
Reflections of Evil (2002)
The Early 70’s Horror Trailer (1999)
Apple (1995)
Dawn of an Evil Millennium (1988)

Notes: Got his first Super8 camera in 1982 with money he won in a video game contest playing Defender.

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Video: Damon Packard does Laundry

Birth: March 11, 1936 (Wooster, Ohio)

Death: March 30, 1984

Official Website: Hollis Frampton

Major Works: The Birth of Magellan: Fourteen Cadenzas (1977-80)
The Birth of Magellan: Mindfall, Parts I - VII (1977-80)
The Birth of Magellan: Dreams of Magellan: Part I - VI (1977-79)
More Than Meets the Eye (1979)
Gloria! (1979)
Dreams of Magellan: Part I: Ludus Luminus, Chromaticus (1976)
Procession (1976)
Quaternion (1976)
For Georgia O’Keeffe (1976)
The Test of Time (1976)
Time Out of Mind (1976)
All in Good Time (1976)
Not The First Time (1976)
Cold Walks (1976)
Otherwise Unexplained Fires (1976)
Magellan: At the Gates of Death: Part II: The Green Gate (1976)
Magellan: At the Gates of Death: Part I: The Red Gate (1976)
Pas De Trois (1975)
Drum (1975)
SOLARIUMAGELANI (1974-75)
INGENIVM NOBIS IPSA PVELLA FECIT (1975)
Banner (1974)
Vexilla Regis (1974)
Summer Solstice (1974)
Straits of Magellan: Drafts & Fragments (1974)
Winter Solstice (1974)
Noctiluca (1974)
Autumnal Equinox (1974)
Less (1973)
Public Domain (1973)
Yellow Springs (1972)
Tiger Balm (1972)
Apparatus Sum (1972)
Hapax Legomena VII / Special Effects (1972)
Hapax Legomena VI / Remote Control (1972)
Hapax Legomena V / Ordinary Matter (1972)
Hapax Legomena II / Poetic Justice (1972)
Hapax Legomena III / Critical Mass (1971)
Hapax Legomena IV / Travelling Matte (1971)
Hapax Legomena I / (nostalgia) (1971)
Zorns Lemma (1970)
Artificial Light (1969)
Works and Days (1969)
Prince Ruperts Drops (1969)
Lemon (1969)
Carrots and Peas (1969)
Palindrome (1969)
Surface Tension (1968)
Maxwell’s Demon (1968)
Snowblind (1968)
Heterodyne (1967)
States (1967)
Information (1966)
Process Red (1966)
Manual of Arms (1966)
Obelisk Ampersand Encounter (1965)
Ten Mile Poem (1964)
Clouds Like White Sheep (1962)

Notes: Attended Philips Academy and Western Reserve University.

Before he became a filmmaker, he started out as a photographer.

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Video: None

Birth: Unknown

Official Website: HeatSignature

Major Works: The Magic of Radio (2001)
Urine Man (2000)
Quarry Movie (1999)
FLIGHT (1997)
Portland (1996)
NOZONE (1993)
Our Gay Brothers (1993)
Mute (1991)
Blood Story (1990)
Futility (1989)
Hard Core Home Movie (1989)

Notes: Teaches at San Francisco State University.

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Video: None

Birth: September 20, 1929 (Vienna, Austria)

Death: June 23, 1998

Official Website: None

Major Works: 50/96 Snapspots (for Bruce) (1996)
49/95 thousandyearsofcinema (1995)
47/91 A Party (1991)
46/90 Falter 2 (1990)
44/85 Foot’-age shoot’-out (1985)
43/84 1984 (1984)
42/83 No film (1983)
41/82 Getting warm (1982)
40/81 Breakfast in Grey (1981)
4/61 Walls-Positive-Negative and Path (1961)
39/81 Which way to CA? (1981)
38/79 Sentimental Punk (1979)
37/78 Tree again (1978)
36/78 Rischart (1978)
34/77 Tschibo (1977)
33/77 No Danube (1977)
32/76 To W + B (1976)
31/75 Asylum (1975)
30/73 Coop Cinema Amsterdam (1973)
29/73 Ready-made (1973)
28/73 Time Exposure(s) 28/73 Recording(s) of Time (1973)
27/71 On Peacock Isle (1971)
26/71 Cartoon - Balzac and the Eye of God (1971)
24/70 Western (1970)
23/69 Underground Explosion (1969)
22/69 Happy End (1969)
20/68 Honey (1968)
18/68 Venice Destroyed (1968)
17/68 Green - Red (1968)
16/67 September 20th (1967)
15/67 TV (1967)
13/67 Sinus Beta (1967)
12/66 Cosinus Alpha (1966)
11/65 Picture Helga Philipp (1965)
10c/65 Brus wishes you a merry Christmas (1965)
10b/65 Silver - Action Brus (1965)
10/65 Selfmutilation (1965)
9/64 O Christmas Tree (1964)
8/64 Ana - Action Brus (1964)
7/64 Leda and the Swan (1964)
6/64 Mom and Dad(An otto Muehl Happening) (1964)
5/62 People Looking out of the Window, Trash, etc. (1962)
3/60 Trees in Autumn (1960)
2/60 48 Heads From the Szondi Test (1960)
1/57 Test with Synthetic Sound (1957)
Rome (Fragment) (1956)

Notes: Official film documentarian of the Vienna Aktionists movement.

Died of pneumonia.

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Video: Fantomas as Kurt Kren part 1

Birth: April 22, 1946 (Baltimore, Maryland)

Official Website: None

Major Works: A Dirty Shame (2004)
Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
Pecker (1998)
Serial Mom (1994)
Cry-Baby (1990)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Desperate Living (1977)
Female Trouble (1974)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Roman Candles (1966)
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)

Notes: Has written several books, including his autobiography Shock Value and a collection of essays, Crackpot.

Has made all of his films in and around his hometown of Baltimore.

First received a film camera (16mm) from his grandmother on his 16th birthday.

Briefly attended New York University film school, but quickly dropped out.

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Dreamland News: Fan site
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Video: John Waters - No Smoking