Tony Conrad

Director

Born: July 3, 1940
Died: April 9, 2016 (age 75)
From: 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 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…

Filmography (43)

The Velvet Underground (2021)
Self (voice)
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)
Himself (archive footage)
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present (2016)
Himself
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)
Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen (2012)
Self
Loose Connection (2011)
Director
Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist (2008)
365 Day Project (2007)
Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
Self
Conversation II
Conversation II (2005)
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Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain (2005)
Director
Grading Tips for Teachers (2003)
Director
Scanty Claus (2002)
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Music in the Afternoon (2002)
Self
Grandma Baba and Little Boris (2000)
Old Bandy Legs
Birth of a Nation (1997)
Self
The Genius (1993)
Dirk Dirkson
Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire
Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire (1988)
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Weak Bodies and Strong Wills
Weak Bodies and Strong Wills (1986)
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In Line (1985)
Director
Run Dick, Run Jane
Run Dick, Run Jane (1985)
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Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)
Beholden to Victory (1983)
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Palace of Error
Palace of Error (1982)
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Accordion (1981)
Director
Teddy Tells Jokes (1980)
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Tiding over till Tomorrow (1977)
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Concord Ultimatum
Concord Ultimatum (1977)
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Movie Show (1977)
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Cycles of 3s and 7s (1977)
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