Paul Sharits
Directing
Trained as a graphic artist and a painter, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums, film centers, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. ~ Sandra Brennan,
Known for
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movieRapture
1987
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movie3rd Degree
1982
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movieBad Burns
1982
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movieEpisodic Generation
1978
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movieDeclarative Mode
1977
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movieTails
1976
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Tirgu Jiu
1976
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movieApparent Motion
1975
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3D Movie
1975
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The Forgetting of Impressions and Intentions
1974
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movieSynchronousoundtracks
1974
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movieAxiomatic Granularity
1973
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movieSound Strip/Film Strip
1972
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movieInferential Current
1971
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movieT,O,U,C,H,I,N,G
1969
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movieN:O:T:H:I:N:G
1968
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movieRazor Blades
1968
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movieWord Movie
1966
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movieSears Catalogue 1-3
1965
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movieDots 1 & 2
1965
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movieWrist Trick
1965
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movieUnrolling Event
1965
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movieWintercourse
1962
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moviePaul Sharits
2015
Himself
movieCinématon
1978
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Production2
movieRapture
1987
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movieDeclarative Mode
1977
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