Rudolph Burckhardt

Rudolph
Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (1914 – 1999) was a Swiss-American filmmaker, and photographer, known for his photographs of hand-painted billboards. During the mid-Fifties he worked with Joseph Cornell on "The Aviary", ...

Films

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    Haiti
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Haiti
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm & DVD (sale), black and white, sound, 15.5 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
    • Environment / Nature
    • Ethnographic
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    The Pursuit of Happiness
    Documentary
    Experimental

    The Pursuit of Happiness
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, black and white, silent, 7 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
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    The Climate of New York
    Documentary
    Experimental

    The Climate of New York
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, black and white, sound, 21 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
    • Ethnographic
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    Mounting Tension
    Experimental
    Narrative

    Mounting Tension
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, black and white, sound, 20 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Literarature / Theater
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    Under The Brooklyn Bridge
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Under The Brooklyn Bridge
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, black and white, sound, 15 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
    • Ethnographic
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    Aviary
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Aviary
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, black and white, silent, 5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
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    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street
    Documentary
    Experimental

    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, black and white, silent, 6 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
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    Aviary, The/Nymphlight/A Fable For Fountains
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Aviary, The/Nymphlight/A Fable For Fountains
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, color and b/w, sound, 18.75 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Eastside Summer
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Eastside Summer
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, color, sound, 11.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Music
    • Environment / Nature
    • Ethnographic

Biography

Rudy Burckhardt (1914 – 1999) was a Swiss-American filmmaker, and photographer, known for his photographs of hand-painted billboards. During the mid-Fifties he worked with Joseph Cornell on "The Aviary", "Nymphlight", "A Fable For Fountains", and "What Mozart Saw On Mulberry Street". He taught filmmaking and painting at the University of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1975.