Director

Paul Sharits

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Directed movies: 28Directed series: 0All crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 1082911

IMDb ID: nm0788805

Known for: Directing

Born: February 7, 1943

Died: July 8, 1993

Age: 50

Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2015

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 5.8

Wikidata: Q1458701

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Biography

Trained as a graphic artist and a painter, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums, film centers, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. ~ Sandra Brennan,

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