Tony Conrad

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Tony Conrad

Directing July 3, 1940

Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Anthony Schmalz "Tony" Conrad was an American avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media…

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The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

6.8 2021 Movie
Flaming Creatures

Flaming Creatures

4.8 1963 Movie
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

7.3 1968 Movie
The Flicker

The Flicker

5.4 1966 Movie
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

6.8 2012 Movie
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

6.7 2007 Movie
Chumlum

Chumlum

6.1 1963 Movie
Normal Love

Normal Love

7.2 1965 Movie
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

6.0 1968 Movie
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

7.0 1997 Movie
365 Day Project

365 Day Project

10.0 2007 Movie
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

7.6 2016 Movie

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Anthony Schmalz "Tony" Conrad was an American avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both structural film and drone music. He performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, most prominently La Monte Young's 1960s New York experimental music group Theatre of Eternal Music.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    The Velvet Underground

    Movie Self (voice)

  2. 2017
    Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  3. 2016
    Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

    Movie Himself

  4. 2014
    This Is Cosmos

    Movie Thanks

  5. 2012
    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    Movie

  6. 2012
    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

    Movie Self

  7. 2011
    Loose Connection

    Movie Director

  8. 2008
    Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist

    Movie

  9. 2007
    365 Day Project

    Movie Self

  10. 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Movie Self

  11. 2005
    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Movie Director

  12. 2005
    Conversation II

    Movie Director

  13. 2003
    Grading Tips for Teachers

    Movie Himself

  14. 2002
    Music in the Afternoon

    Movie Self

  15. 2002
    Scanty Claus

    Movie Mrs. Claus

  16. 2000
    Grandma Baba and Little Boris

    Movie Old Bandy Legs

More credits
  1. 1997
    Birth of a Nation

    Movie Self

  2. 1993
    The Genius

    Movie Dirk Dirkson

  3. 1988
    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    Movie Director

  4. 1988
    The A Ha! Experience

    Movie Camera Operator

  5. 1987
    Hey Bud

    Movie Camera Operator

  6. 1986
    Weak Bodies and Strong Wills

    Movie Director

  7. 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Movie

  8. 1985
    In Line

    Movie

  9. 1985
    Run Dick, Run Jane

    Movie Director

  10. 1983
    Beholden to Victory

    Movie Director

  11. 1982
    Palace of Error

    Movie

  12. 1981
    Accordion

    Movie

  13. 1980
    Teddy Tells Jokes

    Movie

  14. 1977
    Concord Ultimatum

    Movie Director

  15. 1977
    Tiding over till Tomorrow

    Movie

  16. 1977
    Movie Show

    Movie Director

  17. 1977
    Cycles of 3s and 7s

    Movie Director

  18. 1975
    Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals

    Movie Director

  19. 1974
    Film Feedback

    Movie Director

  20. 1973
    7302 Creole

    Movie Director

  21. 1973
    7360 Sukiyaki

    Movie Director

  22. 1973
    4-X Attack

    Movie Director

  23. 1971
    Four Square

    Movie Director

  24. 1970
    Straight and Narrow

    Movie Director