Bruce Conner

Directing·Nov 18, 1933·McPherson, Kansas

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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.

Film	Credit
Easter Morning2008 · Director	Director
HHis Eye Is on the Sparrow2006 · Director	Director
Three Screen Ray2006 · Director	Director
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments2004 · Self	Self
Battle Stations – A Navel Adventure2002 · Actor	Actor
Birth of a Nation1997 · Self	Self
Looking for Mushrooms1996 · Director	Director
TThe Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July1986 · Actor	Actor
Mea Culpa1981 · Director	Director
America Is Waiting1981 · Director	Director
Mongoloid1978 · Director	Director
Valse Triste1977 · Director	Director
Crossroads1976 · Director	Director
Take the 5:10 to Dreamland1976 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Television Assassination1975 · Director	Director
Marilyn Times Five1973 · Director	Director
Permian Strata1969 · Director	Director
AAntonia Christina Basilotta1968 · Director	Director
Underground New York1968 · Self	Self
Looking for Mushrooms1967 · Director	Director
The White Rose1967 · Director	Director
Breakaway1967 · Director	Director
EEaster Morning Raga1967 · Director	Director
MMe & Bruce & Art1967 · Himself	Himself
Report1967 · Director	Director
LLuke1967 · Director	Director
LLiberty Crown1967 · Director	Director
Vivian1965 · Director	Director
Eve-Ray-Forever1965 · Director	Director
PPas de Trois1964 · Actor	Actor
Cosmic Ray1962 · Director	Director
A Movie1958 · Director	Director