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Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

“There’s that Neorealist side of me but there’s another part of me that loves all the playing with #film and video technology. My greatest goal is to combine those two parts of me.”

🎬 Remembering American experimental filmmaker #ShirleyClarke, #BOTD 2 October 1919. #Filmmaking

October 2, 2026 at 3:29 AM

Paul Brenner

@paulbrenner.bsky.social

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It gets to be a joke sometimes as to who’s using who?”
Jason Holiday in Portrait of Jason
#PortraitOfJason #ShirleyClarke #JasonHoliday
#moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday

September 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM

Old School Punk Librarian

@kennethf62.bsky.social

A well-spent $5

#OrnetteColeman
#ShirleyClarke
#Jazz
#MusicSky
#FilmSky

The DVD cover for Shirley Clarke's film Ornette: Made in America

July 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM

Rio Dylan Hernandez

@riodylan.bsky.social

Finally crossed this remarkable piece of cinema off my “must watch” list. Hollywood being dead and work being depressingly scarce gives you time to watch movies.

#filmsky #shirleyclarke #portraitofjason #documentary

One Man, Saved From Invisibility (Published 2013)

A lingering visit with a gay black hustler, Shirley Clarke’s nonfiction “Portrait of Jason” (1967), has been reissued.

www.nytimes.com

February 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

“There’s that Neorealist side of me but there’s another part of me that loves all the playing with #film and video technology. My greatest goal is to combine those two parts of me.”

🎬 Remembering American experimental filmmaker #ShirleyClarke, #BOTD 2 October 1919. #Filmmaking