Paul Sharits

Biography

Trained as a graphic artist and a painter, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums, film centers, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. ~ Sandra Brennan,

Known for

Paul Sharits Interview with Gerard O'Grady

16 May 1976

Cinématon XIII

8 November 1981

Cinématon n°120 : Paul Sharits

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Funtime at the Vasulkas

1 January 2006

T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G

17 June 1969

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Cinématon n°120 : Paul Sharits
2015	Paul Sharits	Himself
2006	Funtime at the Vasulkas
1997	Birth of a Nation	Self
1987	Rapture
1985	Home Movies 1971-81
1981	Cinématon XIII	N°120
1978	Cinématon	N°120
1976	Paul Sharits Interview with Gerard O'Grady	himself

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2010	Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970	Director
1987	Rapture	Producer
1987	Rapture	Director
1986	Figment I: Fluxglam Voyage in Search of the Real Maciunas	Director
1984	Brancusi's Sculpture Garden at Tirgu Jiu	Director
1982	Bad Burns	Director
1982	3rd Degree	Director
1981	Sketches in Hawaii	Director
1978	Episodic Generation	Director
1977	Declarative Mode	Producer
1977	Declarative Mode	Director
1976	Epileptic Seizure Comparison	Director
1976	Tails	Director
1976	Dream Displacement	Director
1976	Tirgu Jiu	Director
1976	Analytical Studies I: The Film Frame	Director
1976	Analytical Studies IV: Blank Color Frames	Director
1975	Shutter Interface	Director
1975	3D Movie	Director
1975	Apparent Motion	Director
1974	Color Sound Frames	Director
1974	Analytical Studies III - Color Frame Passages	Director
1974	Vertical Contiguity	Director
1974	The Forgetting of Impressions and Intentions	Director
1974	Synchronousoundtracks	Director
1973	Axiomatic Granularity	Director
1972	Sound Strip/Film Strip	Director
1971	S:TREAM:S:S:ECTION:S:ECTION:S:S:ECTIONED	Director
1971	Inferential Current	Director
1971	Analytical Studies II: Un-Frame-Lines	Director
1969	T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G	Director
1968	N:O:T:H:I:N:G	Director
1968	Razor Blades	Director
1966	Piece Mandala/End War	Director
1966	Word Movie	Director
1966	Sears Catalogue 1-3	Director
1966	Ray Gun Virus	Director
1965	Unrolling Event	Director
1965	Dots 1 & 2	Director
1965	Wrist Trick	Director
1962	Wintercourse	Director