Bruce Elder

Bruce
Elder

R. Bruce Elder, born 1947, is a Canadian filmmaker and critic. Described by New York filmmaker and critic Jonas Mekas as “the most important North American avant-garde filmmaker to emerge during the ...

Films

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    She Is Away
    Experimental

    She Is Away
    Bruce Elder

    16mm and Digital, color, sound, 13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Literarature / Theater
    • Structural
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    Breath/Light/Birth
    Experimental

    Breath/Light/Birth
    Bruce Elder

    Digital, black and white, sound, 6 min
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    The Book of All the Dead
    Experimental

    The Book of All the Dead
    Bruce Elder

    Digital, color and b/w, sound, 2520 min
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    Permutations and Combinations
    Experimental

    Permutations and Combinations
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 8 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Structural
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    Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness
    Experimental

    Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness
    Bruce Elder

    Digital, black and white, sound, 8 min
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    Look! We Have Come Through!
    Experimental

    Look! We Have Come Through!
    Bruce Elder

    Digital, black and white, sound, 12 min
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    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    Experimental

    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    Bruce Elder

    16mm amd Digital, color, sound, 55 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
    • Literarature / Theater
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    Trace
    Experimental

    Trace
    Bruce Elder

    Digital, color, silent, 1 min
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    Sweet Love Remembered
    Experimental

    Sweet Love Remembered
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 12.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Literarature / Theater

Biography

R. Bruce Elder, born 1947, is a Canadian filmmaker and critic. Described by New York filmmaker and critic Jonas Mekas as “the most important North American avant-garde filmmaker to emerge during the 1980s,” Elder combines images, music and text to create works that reflect his interest in philosophy, technology, science, spirituality and the human body.