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    Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1977 • United States

    This short film was commissioned by the Los Angeles Museum of Art to complement an exhibit on Persian art. Focused on the beauty within textiles, 24 FRAMES PER SECOND illustrates director Shirley Clarke’s eye for detail.

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    Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1978 • United States

    Part of Shirley Clarke’s cycle FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME, this short film observes a dance that represents a spiritual or religious initiation.

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    Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1978 • United States

    Part of the larger filmic cycle FOUR JOURNEYS INTO MYSTIC TIME, this work makes use of a dancer’s body as a canvas on which to paint projected images.