About this series
Set of experimental films by Shirley Clarke, visualizing New York City.
All films — in order
1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
New York City’s bridges dissolve into shifting abstractions through montage, superimposition, and color. Set to an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron, the film transforms familiar urban structures into an uncanny, alien landscape (an alternate version of the film features a jazz score by Teo Macero).
2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
New York City’s bridges are reimagined through montage, superimposition, and vivid color, transforming industrial architecture into rhythmic visual abstraction. Accompanied by a jazz score by Teo Macero, the film renders the urban landscape musical, kinetic, and alive (an alternate version of the film features an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron).
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