Profile: Phil Solomon

[Elephant_Gun]

Film Excerpts

Solomon’s Blog



Filmography:

American Falls – 6-channel digital video installation, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., opening spring 2010
Still Raining, Still Dreaming – hi-definition digital video, sound 2009
Last Days In a Lonely Place - digital video, sound, 2007
Rehearsals for Retirement – digital video, sound, 2007
Crossroad (with Mark LaPore) – digital video, sound, 2005
Twilight Psalm III: “Night of the Meek” – 16mm, sound, 2002
Seasons… (with Stan Brakhage) - 16mm, silent, 2002
Twilight Psalm I: “The Lateness of the Hour”- 16mm, sound, 1999
Twilight Psalm II: “Walking Distance”- 16mm, sound, 1999
Yes, I Said Yes, I Will, Yes – 16mm, sound, 1999
The Snowman - 16mm, sound, 1995
Bi-Temporal Vision: The Sea (original footage for Ken Jacobs’ Nervous System), 1995
The Exquisite Hour - (16mm revision) - sound, 1994
Remains to Be Seen - (16mm revision) - sound, 1994
Elementary Phrases - (with Stan Brakhage) - 16mm, silent, 1994
Clepsydra - 16mm, silent, 1992
The Secret Garden- 16mm, silent, 1988
Nocturne - 16mm, silent, 1980

Canyon Cinema

LightCone



Interviews/Writings/Reviews:


Cinemad Interview

A Critical Cinema 5

The Frame by Phil Solomon

New York Times Review

Sicinski Cinemascope Article

Solomon on Brakhage’s funeral

” But now you have meta-ironies piling atop each other, ad-infinitum. Enough. The most difficult challenge for young artists today is to achieve any kind of earned sincerity or a true sense of the authentic in this horribly cynical, maddening time of multi-layered facades, remakes, and ever present duplicity on a global scale. And what do we call the Grand Canyon when kids refer to their lunch as “awesome”?

[Jake Aesthete]

what do we call the Grand Canyon when kids refer to their lunch as “awesome”?

[Carmelo]

now if only his stuff was available anywhere.

[Carmelo]

now if only his stuff was available anywhere.

Mr. Solomon has put one of his films online on his blog.

Enjoy:

http://musings.philsolomon.com/?p=228

Also please respect his wishes so that future films will make their way to the website:

PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO RIP OR EMBED ELSEWHERE. I AM EXPERIMENTING WITH PUTTING UP FULL FILES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN MY WORK ON FILM, SO PLEASE TRY AND RESPECT MY WISHES SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO.

[Carmelo]

and another:

http://www.lightcone.org/en/film-1372-t ... -hour.html

[Will]

Have you had a chance to watch them yet Carmelo? I didn't know about the second link, thank you!

[Carmelo]

THE EXQUISITE HOUR = yes
Night of the Meek = not yet (hopefully this weekend).

I really liked The Exquisite Hour.

[Will]

I'll definitely check it out soon. Night of the Meek is amazing! I'm sure you'll love it.

[Elephant_Gun]

just a FYI, The Exquisite Hour on lightcone, which has been there for awhile, is just a clip, the same one that is on his website...

[Will]

Thanks for the heads up

[Carmelo]

Oh thats too bad, I never sat down and watched it. I just remembered Light Cone has full length ruble films.