Lawrence Jordan (born 1934 [1]) is an American independent filmmaker[2] who is most widely known for his animated collage films.[3] In 1970 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship[4] to make Sacred Art of Tibet.

Legacy

Our Lady of the Sphere, inspired by the Book of Tibet, was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010.[5][6]

Selected filmography

• Trumpit (1956) - with Stan Brakhage
• Gymnopédies (1965)
• Hamfat Asar (1965)
• Our Lady of the Sphere (1972)
• Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977)
• Visions of a City (1978)
• Carabosse (1980)
• Sophie's Place (1986)
• Poet's Dream (2005)[7]

See also

• Stan Brakhage, mentor and friend of Larry Jordan
• Joseph Cornell, a filmmaker who Larry worked as assistant/editor
• Bruce Conner, another friend of Larry Jordan

References

External links

• on IMDb
• Lawrence Jordan official site
• Lawrence Jordan's films distributed by Canyon Cinema
• on Ubuweb
• Films distributed by The Film-makers' Cooperative, New York
• Films distributed by LUX, London