Stan Brakhage
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Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stan Brakhage canonical | 2 |
| Brakhage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8075081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stan Brakhage Context triple: [New York underground cinema, notableFigure, Stan Brakhage]
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Paul Kroitor
Paul Kroitor is the child of renowned Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler was an acclaimed American cinematographer and filmmaker known for his innovative visual style and influential work on both narrative features and political documentaries.
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Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his work with The Simpsons and as a co-founder of Bongo Comics.
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Leslie Kroitor
Leslie Kroitor is a child of Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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E.
Chris Marker
Chris Marker was a pioneering French filmmaker and essayist best known for his innovative, politically engaged documentaries and influential film-essay style, including works like "La Jetée" and "Sans Soleil."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stan Brakhage Target entity description: Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
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A.
Paul Kroitor
Paul Kroitor is the child of renowned Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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B.
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler was an acclaimed American cinematographer and filmmaker known for his innovative visual style and influential work on both narrative features and political documentaries.
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C.
Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his work with The Simpsons and as a co-founder of Bongo Comics.
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D.
Leslie Kroitor
Leslie Kroitor is a child of Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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E.
Chris Marker
Chris Marker was a pioneering French filmmaker and essayist best known for his innovative, politically engaged documentaries and influential film-essay style, including works like "La Jetée" and "Sans Soleil."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde artist
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experimental filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-01-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-03-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| familyName | Brakhage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | James Stanley Brakhage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental film
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non-narrative film ⓘ |
| givenName |
James
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Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American experimental film
ⓘ
avant-garde filmmakers worldwide ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
abstract expressionism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
direct manipulation of film stock
ⓘ
hand-painted films ⓘ non-narrative cinema ⓘ personal cinema ⓘ silent films ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde cinema
ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anticipation of the Night
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dog Star Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Mothlight NERFINISHED ⓘ Scenes from Under Childhood NERFINISHED ⓘ The Act of Seeing with One’s Own Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dante Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ The Text of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wold Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ Window Water Baby Moving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film editor
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film producer ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Boulder, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jane Wodening
NERFINISHED
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Marilyn Jull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | “Brakhage” (Criterion Collection anthology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Stan Brakhage Description of subject: Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
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