Ronald Chase

Director

Born: December 29, 1934
Died: December 20, 2025 (age 90)

Ronald Chase (born December 29, 1934) is an American artist, photographer, educator, independent film maker and opera designer. In 1963, Chase began making short experimental films with Fragments, written by Mary Lee Settle and filmed in the Hudson Valley. In 1964, he began experimenting with using film projections in theatre and dance performances. These experiments produced the films The…

Filmography (18)

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance (2024)
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Jezebel (2006)
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Beatrice Cenci (On a Painting by Carravaggio) (2003)
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Ever Since the World Ended (2001)
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Fantasia on the Childhood of Busoni (1981)
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Lulu (1978)
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Bruges-La-Morte (1978)
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San Francisco Christmas Breakfast (1972)
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Parade (1972)
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Beatrice Cenci (1972)
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Sally Simpson (1971)
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A Village Romeo (1971)
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Cathedral (1971)
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Scene One: Take One (1971)
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Chameleon (1969)
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Clown (1969)
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The Covenant (1965)
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Fragments (1964)
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