Maya Deren female, deceased

Maya Deren, born Eleanora Derenkowsky, was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film theorist of the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a...

Jonas Mekas male

Jonas Mekas is a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema."

Andy Warhol male, deceased

Andy Warhol was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial...

Peter Greenaway male

Peter Greenaway, CBE (born 5 April 1942) is an English film director.

Craig Baldwin male

Craig Baldwin is an American experimental filmmaker. He uses “found” footage from the fringes of popular consciousness as well as images from the...

Kenneth Anger male

Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker and author.

Jack Smith male, deceased

Jack Smith (14 November 1932 in Columbus, Ohio - 25 September 1989 in New York City) was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground...

Barbara Hammer female

Barbara Hammer (born May 15, 1939 in Hollywood, California) is an American filmmaker in the genre of experimental films.

Bruce Baillie male

Bruce Baillie (born in 1931, Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a U.S. experimental filmmaker and founding member of Canyon Cinema in San Francisco. His...

James Broughton male

James Broughton (November 10 1913, Modesto, California, USA -May 17, 1999, Port Townsend, Washington, USA) was a poet, poetic filmmaker, and...