Larry Jordan

Lawrence Jordan (born 1934) is an American independent filmmaker who is most widely known for his animated collage films. He was a founding member of the Canyon Cinema Cooperative and the Camera Obscura Film Society, and was also a music video director.

Biography Jordan was born in 1934 in Denver, Colorado. He attended South High School with Stan Brakhage. He attended Harvard University from 1951 to 1953, where he was active in the film society.

In 1955, Jordan settled in the San Francisco Bay Area. He appeared as Faust in Robert Duncan's play Faust Foutu, and Jess introduced him to collage novels by Max Ernst, which became a major influence on his filmmaking. He taught Bruce Conner how to edit films, and in 1957 the two founded the Camera Obscura Film Society, which was active until 1962. Jordan made several voyages as a Merchant Marine during this period.

In 2008 Facets Multi-Media released the Lawrence Jordan Album, a DVD collection with 25 of his films.

Legacy Our Lady of the Sphere was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010.

Filmography

Man Is in Pain (1954) Undertow (1955) The One Romantic Adventure of Edward (1956) Three (1956) Trumpit (1956) with Stan Brakhage Waterlight (1957) Spectre Mystagogic (1957) Triptych in Four Parts (1958) Minerva Looks Out into the Zodiac (1959) Hymn in Praise of the Sun (1960) The Season's Change (1960) The Soccer Game (1960) The 40 and 1 Nights (or Jess's Didactic Nickelodeon) (1961) Pink Swine (1963) Portrait of Sharon (1963) Rodia-Estudiantina (1963) Duo Concertantes (1964) Ein Traum Der Liebenden (1964) Jewel Face (1964) Johnnie (1964) The Dream Merchant (1965) Gymnopédies (1965) Hamfat Asar (1965) Big Sur: The Ladies (1966) The Old House Passing (1967) Hildur and the Magician (1969) Our Lady of the Sphere (1969) Sacred Art of Tibet (1972) Orb (1973) Once Upon a Time (1974) The Apparition (1976) Cut-Out Animation: Larry Jordan (1977) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977) Ancestors (1978) Cornell, 1965 (1978) Visions of a City (1978) Moonlight Sonata (1979) Finds of the Fortenight (1980) Carabosse (1980) Adagio (1981) Masquerade (1981) In a Summer Garden (Part 2) (1983) The Grove (1983) Winter Light (1983) Sophie's Place (1986) The Visible Compendium (1991) The Black Oud (1992) Star of Day (1994) Postcard from San Miguel (1996) Chateau/Poyet (2004) Enid's Idyll (2004) Poet's Dream (2005) Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2006) Silent Sonatas (2007) The Miracle of the Don Cristobal (2008) Circus Savage (2009) Beyond Enchantment (2010) Cosmic Alchemy (2010) Moments of Illumination (2010) Solar Sight (2011) Solar Sight II (2012) Solar Sight III (2013) After the Circus (2013) Entr'acte (2013) Driving Demons (2014) Inferno (2014) The Apoplectic Walrus (2015) Entr'acte II (2015) Night Light (2016) Entr'acte III (2017) Time Travel (2017) Delirium (2018) Oz (2019) The Ogre's Garden (2019) Alchemy (2021) Belle du Jour (2021) Harper's Bazar (2022) Reve d'Or (2023) Fairytale (2023) The Egg (2024) Hommage (2024) Dreamscape I (2025)