Jon Behrens

Jon Behrens

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May 12, 1964 — September 5, 2022Eugene, Oregon, USA

Jon Behrens is a Seattle based filmmaker/composer. His films have been screened at film festivals, colleges and museums through out the world since the early 1980’s including screenings at Antimatter Film Festival Canada, Seattle International Film Festival, TIE Film Festival Colorado, London Underground Film Festival, Crossroads Film Festival San Francisco, Festival International des Cinemas Differents et Experimentaux in Paris, Alternative Film and Video festival in Novi Beograd Serbia, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Festival des Cinémas Différents de Paris and many many others. His work ranges from personal film diary’s to abstract hand painted optically printed works. In addition to filmmaking Jon Behrens is also a composer and has created sound designs for most of his own films starting about 10 years ago, as well as non film related compositions. Jon Behrens is also the co-founder co-director of the Interbay Cinema Society which also produces the Engauge Experimental Film Festival.

Known for

All The Pretty Summer Colors

All The Pretty Summer Colors

2020

Symmetry

Symmetry

1990

Look closely and you will see

Look closely and you will see

2020

My Stars

My Stars

2021

Undercurrents

Undercurrents

1994

The Production and Decay of Strange Particles

The Production and Decay of Strange Particles

2008

Desert Abstractions

Desert Abstractions

1997

Six Arms - Homage to Mekas

Six Arms - Homage to Mekas

2006

A Beginning a Middle and an End

A Beginning a Middle and an End

2013

Anomalies of the Unconscious

Anomalies of the Unconscious

2003

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Road Trip 21

Road Trip 21

2022

Director

My Stars

My Stars

2021

Director

All The Pretty Summer Colors

All The Pretty Summer Colors

2020

Director

Viaduct

Viaduct

2020

Director

Look closely and you will see

Look closely and you will see

2020

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Snow Film

Snow Film

2019

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Recycled Realizations

Recycled Realizations

2019

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A Winter Song

A Winter Song

2019

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In the Autumn Before the Winter Comes Man's Last Made Surge of Youth

In the Autumn Before the Winter Comes Man's Last Made Surge of Youth

2019

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Bleach Bypass

Bleach Bypass

2019

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Earth Water Sky

Earth Water Sky

2019

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A Film Containing Trees

A Film Containing Trees

2018

Director

Light Coins

Light Coins

2018

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Found Footage Film

Found Footage Film

2017

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Modular on the Spot

Modular on the Spot

2017

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As the Snow Begins to Melt

As the Snow Begins to Melt

2017

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Kirsten McCory

Kirsten McCory

2016

Director

A City in Four Parts

A City in Four Parts

2016

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An Afternoon at Oyster Bay

An Afternoon at Oyster Bay

2016

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Two Roll Camera Roll

Two Roll Camera Roll

2016

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Me And My Friend

Me And My Friend

2016

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Meandering

Meandering

2015

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The Colors of Boulder in the Summer

The Colors of Boulder in the Summer

2015

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Retina Circus

2014

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One Minute Movie No. 1

One Minute Movie No. 1

2013

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A Beginning a Middle and an End

A Beginning a Middle and an End

2013

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One Minute Movie #4

One Minute Movie #4

2013

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a meditation in color and light

a meditation in color and light

2009

Director

The Production and Decay of Strange Particles

The Production and Decay of Strange Particles

2008

Director

An Optical Printer Duet

An Optical Printer Duet

2007

Director

Six Arms - Homage to Mekas

Six Arms - Homage to Mekas

2006

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The Astrum Argentinum

The Astrum Argentinum

2006

Director

Anomalies of the Unconscious

Anomalies of the Unconscious

2003

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Vernal Obeisance

Vernal Obeisance

2003

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All Saints Day II

All Saints Day II

2001

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The Flickering of the Minds Eye

The Flickering of the Minds Eye

2001

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All Saints Day

All Saints Day

2001

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The Last Ten Minutes of Existence

The Last Ten Minutes of Existence

2000

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Prostian Neurosis

Prostian Neurosis

1999

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Bipacking Experiments No 1

Bipacking Experiments No 1

1999

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Fluffy Fluffy Calm Calm

Fluffy Fluffy Calm Calm

1998

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Desert Abstractions

Desert Abstractions

1997

Director

Stan's Salon

Stan's Salon

1997

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The Movement of Light at Night

The Movement of Light at Night

1996

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Seven Minutes in May

Seven Minutes in May

1995

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Girl and a Bicycle

Girl and a Bicycle

1995

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A Little Splinter of Time

A Little Splinter of Time

1995

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Undercurrents

Undercurrents

1994

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Difficult Cinema

Difficult Cinema

1993

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Liquid

Liquid

1993

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Reflections

Reflections

1992

Director

Symmetry

Symmetry

1990

Director

Exposures

Exposures

1989

Director

Light and Water #1

Light and Water #1

1988

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Light Color and Water

Light Color and Water

1987

Director

Kodachrome Revisited

Kodachrome Revisited

1987

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Late Summer Superimpositions

Late Summer Superimpositions

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Color Abstractions #8

Color Abstractions #8

Director

Revolve

Director

Atomic Theory and Chemistry

Atomic Theory and Chemistry

Director

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Anomalies of the Unconscious

Anomalies of the Unconscious

2003

Sound