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Phil Solomon

Directing
65 years oldManhattan, New York, USA

Biography

Phil Solomon was an internationally recognized filmmaker and educator who taught both film history/aesthetics and film production at University of Colorado Boulder from 1991 until his death in 2019. Solomon’s work has been screened in every major venue for experimental film throughout the U.S. and Europe, including 3 Cineprobes (one-man shows) at the Museum of Modern Art and two Whitney Biennials. His films have won 10 first prize awards at major international film festivals for experimental film (including six Juror’s Awards from the Black Maria Film and Video Festival). His films reside in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Massachusetts College of Art, Binghamton University, Hampshire College, The Chicago Art Institute, San Francisco State University, the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, and the Oberhausen Film Collection. Solomon collaborated on three films with his colleague and friend, Stan Brakhage, who named Solomon’s Remains to be Seen on his Top Ten Films of All Time for Sight and Sound.

Personal Details

Born
January 3, 1954 - April 20, 2019 (age 65)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Philip S. Solomon

Movies (43)

The Summit

The Summit

Director (Directing)

2023

By This River
7.3

By This River

Director (Directing)

2018

Ida Western Exile
5.0

Ida Western Exile

Thanks (Crew)

2017

Sleep Has Her House
6.7

Sleep Has Her House

Thanks (Crew)

2017

Psalm IV: Valley of the Shadow
5.7

Psalm IV: Valley of the Shadow

Director (Directing)

2014

The Emblazoned Apparitions
7.0

The Emblazoned Apparitions

Director (Directing)

2013

Simply Because You're Near Me

Simply Because You're Near Me

Director (Directing)

2013

The Eternal Courtship

The Eternal Courtship

Director (Directing)

2013

Turbulent Waters
2.0

Turbulent Waters

Cinematography (Crew)

2011

Night Hunter

Night Hunter

Editor (Editing)

2011

American Falls
6.0

American Falls

Director (Directing)

2010

Sweetgrass
6.8

Sweetgrass

Thanks (Crew)

2009

Still Raining, Still Dreaming
6.4

Still Raining, Still Dreaming

Director (Directing)

2009

Empire
6.0

Empire

Director (Directing)

2008

Rehearsals for Retirement
7.3

Rehearsals for Retirement

Director (Directing)

2007

Last Days in a Lonely Place
6.5

Last Days in a Lonely Place

Director (Directing)

2007

Crossroad
7.3

Crossroad

Director (Directing)

2005

Life with Stan #4: Stan Painting

Life with Stan #4: Stan Painting

Director (Directing)

2002

Psalm III: Night of the Meek
7.3

Psalm III: Night of the Meek

Director (Directing)

2002

Seasons...
6.5

Seasons...

Director (Directing)

2002

Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day
7.6

Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day

as Himself

2002

Innocence and Despair
6.3

Innocence and Despair

Director (Directing)

2002

Psalm II: Walking Distance
7.3

Psalm II: Walking Distance

Director (Directing)

2000

Psalm I: The Lateness of the Hour
7.3

Psalm I: The Lateness of the Hour

Director (Directing)

1999

Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes
7.0

Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes

Director (Directing)

1999

Brakhage
7.0

Brakhage

as Self

1998

Floating under a Honey Tree

Floating under a Honey Tree

Sound Designer (Sound)

1998

Cannibal! The Musical
6.4

Cannibal! The Musical

as Miner (uncredited)

1996

Concrescence
6.8

Concrescence

Director (Directing)

1996

The Snowman
7.0

The Snowman

Director (Directing)

1995

Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

Cinematography (Crew)

1994

Elementary Phrases
5.7

Elementary Phrases

Director (Directing)

1994

Alternating Currents
6.0

Alternating Currents

Director (Directing)

1994

Clepsydra
6.5

Clepsydra

Director (Directing)

1992

Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage

Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage

Director (Directing)

1989

The Exquisite Hour
5.3

The Exquisite Hour

Director (Directing)

1989

Remains to Be Seen
7.0

Remains to Be Seen

Director (Directing)

1989

The Secret Garden
7.4

The Secret Garden

Director (Directing)

1988

What’s Out Tonight Is Lost
7.7

What’s Out Tonight Is Lost

Director (Directing)

1983

As If We

As If We

Director (Directing)

1980

The Passage of the Bride

The Passage of the Bride

Director (Directing)

1980

Nocturne
7.5

Nocturne

Director (Directing)

1980

Nightlight

Nightlight

Director (Directing)

1975