James Broughton
James Broughton was an American poet and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance, a precursor to the Beat poets. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, serving the community as Sister Sermonetta. His work is quintessentially Californian – exploring and engaging the polar frontiers of wildness and civility, male and female, body and spirit—with the crash of Pacific Ocean waves echoing throughout. "Ultimately I have learned more about poetry / from music and magic than from literature," he wrote.
Birth of a Nation
as SelfFilmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.
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Cinématon
as N°409Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the...
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High Kukus
as uncreditedIn this homage to Zen poet Basho, the subtle changes of a pond are chronicled on film over a...
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Devotions
as uncreditedMen in pairs, mostly naked, perform various sensual tasks together.
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Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
as SelfA chronicle of the iconoclastic life of gay poet, filmmaker, and spiritual visionary James...
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Adventures of Jimmy
as uncredited'Adventures of Jimmy' resolves its immature hero’s quest for “playmates” through a...
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Song of the Godbody
as uncreditedClose-up shots of Broughton's body.
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The Water Circle
as uncreditedCelebrating the circulation of the waters of the world, this homage to James Broughton's...
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Jungle Girl
as uncreditedJungle Girl, experimental film master Richard Myers’ intensely personal tribute to Frances...
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Shaman Psalm
as uncreditedThe love shaman calls for a sexual revolution of the body politic urging mankind into a new love...
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Once Upon An El
as uncredited"The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking)...
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