Phil Solomon
Directing

Phil Solomon

Born 1954-01-03 · Manhattan, New York, USA · Died 2019-04-20

Phil Solomon (M.F.A. Massachusetts College of Art) was an internationally recognized filmmaker and has been teaching both film history/aesthetics and film production at CU since 1991. Professor Solomon’s work has been screened in every major venue for experimental film throughout the U.S. and Europe, including 3 Cineprobes (one-man shows) at the Museum of Modern Art and two Whitney Biennials. Professor Solomon’s films have won 10 first prize awards at major international film festivals for experimental film (including six Juror’s Awards from the Black Maria Film and Video Festival). His films reside in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Massachusetts College of Art, Binghamton University, Hampshire College, The Chicago Art Institute, San Francisco State University, the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, and the Oberhausen Film Collection. Professor Solomon collaborated on three films with his colleague and friend, Stan Brakhage, who named Solomon’s Remains to be Seen on his Top Ten Films of All Time for Sight and Sound.

Known for

Psalm II: Walking Distance★ 7
Psalm II: Walking Distance
2000
The Snowman★ 5
The Snowman
1995
Elementary Phrases★ 5
Elementary Phrases
1994
Clepsydra
Clepsydra
1992
Concrescence
Concrescence
1996
What’s Out Tonight Is Lost
What’s Out Tonight Is Lost
1983
Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day★ 10
Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day
2002
The Secret Garden★ 6
The Secret Garden
1988
Seasons...★ 5.8
Seasons...
2002
The Exquisite Hour★ 6
The Exquisite Hour
1989
Rehearsals for Retirement★ 7.3
Rehearsals for Retirement
2007
The Passage of the Bride
The Passage of the Bride
1980
Empire
Empire
2008
Crossroad
Crossroad
2005
American Falls
American Falls
2012
Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes
Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes
1999
Psalm III: Night of the Meek★ 7.2
Psalm III: Night of the Meek
2002
Floating under a Honey Tree
Floating under a Honey Tree
1998
Still Raining, Still Dreaming★ 6.3
Still Raining, Still Dreaming
2009
Innocence and Despair
Innocence and Despair
2002
Psalm I: The Lateness of the Hour
Psalm I: The Lateness of the Hour
1999
Psalm IV: Valley of the Shadow
Psalm IV: Valley of the Shadow
2013
The Emblazoned Apparitions★ 6.3
The Emblazoned Apparitions
2013
Nocturne
Nocturne
1980
Remains to Be Seen★ 5
Remains to Be Seen
1989