R. Bruce Elder
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Biography
Since 1975, R. Bruce Elder (born 12 June 1947) has been building two formidable bodies of work, as an artist working in the experimental tradition, and as an author of critical texts on art and cinema. His artistic achievements were recognized in 2007 with a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, Canada’s most prestigious award in those field, and was elected to the Royal Society of Canada. Jonas Mekas, founder of the New York Filmmakers Co-op and principle visionary of the American avant-garde cinema, has dubbed him “the most important North American avant-garde filmmaker to emerg…
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Richard Bruce Elder
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Illuminated Texts
1982 · Movie
Azure Serene
1992 · Movie
Unremitting Tenderness
1977 · Movie
Trace
1980 · Movie
Lamentations: A Monument for the Dead World
1985 · Movie
Potamkin
2017 · Movie
Michael Snow Up Close
1996 · Movie
Consolations (Love is an Art of Time)
1988 · Movie
Consolations (Love Is an Art of Time) Part 1: The Fugitive Gods
1988 · Movie
A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy
1997 · Movie
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
1979 · Movie
Consolations (Love Is an Art of Time) Part 2: The Lighted Clearing
1988 · Movie