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, color, sound, 13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Literarature / Theater
    • Structural
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    Permutations and Combinations
    Experimental

    Permutations and Combinations
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 7.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Structural
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    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    Experimental

    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 55 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Environment / Nature
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Literarature / Theater
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    Sweet Love Remembered
    Experimental

    Sweet Love Remembered
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 12.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Literarature / Theater
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    1857: (Fool's Gold)
    Experimental

    1857: (Fool's Gold)
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 24 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
    • Literarature / Theater
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    Illuminated Texts
    Experimental

    Illuminated Texts
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 176 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
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    Lamentations: Part One (Reels 1-5 Of 11) The Dream of the Last Historian
    Experimental

    Lamentations: Part One (Reels 1-5 Of 11) The Dream of the Last Historian
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 210 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
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    Lamentations: Part Two (Reels 6-11 of 11) the Sublime Calculation
    Experimental

    Lamentations: Part Two (Reels 6-11 of 11) the Sublime Calculation
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 240 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
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    Surprised By Joy
    Experimental

    Surprised By Joy
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 200 min
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    Crack, Brutal, Grief
    Experimental

    Crack, Brutal, Grief
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 80 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
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    Eros and Wonder
    Experimental

    Eros and Wonder
    Bruce Elder

    16mm, color, sound, 106 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Environment / Nature

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.