Shirley Erbacher

Shirley
Erbacher

Shirley Erbacher was an experimental filmmaker of the early sixties, known for her cine-poems. “She emerged as one of the most gifted and unpretentious creative artists of the early New York avant-garde, ...

Films

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    Playground
    Experimental

    Playground
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, black and white, silent, 4 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Children / Youth
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    Snow
    Experimental

    Snow
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 3.5 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Environment / Nature
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    Dance #1
    Experimental

    Dance #1
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 3.5 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Environment / Nature
    • Dance
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    Dawn
    Experimental

    Dawn
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 5.25 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Philosophical
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    Dance #2
    Experimental

    Dance #2
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 7.5 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Psychology / Mental Health
    • Dance
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    Black & White
    Experimental

    Black & White
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 5 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Philosophical
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    Dance #3
    Experimental

    Dance #3
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 4 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Dance
    • Family
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    Dance #4
    Experimental

    Dance #4
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 5 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Dance
    • Family
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    Dance #5
    Experimental

    Dance #5
    Shirley Erbacher

    regular 8mm, color, silent, 3.25 min
    Rental format: regular 8mm
    • Dance

Biography

Shirley Erbacher was an experimental filmmaker of the early sixties, known for her cine-poems. “She emerged as one of the most gifted and unpretentious creative artists of the early New York avant-garde, working on the fringes of cinematographic representationalism.” - The Exploding Eye by Wheeler W. Dixon