01-03-1930
Birthday
Pisces
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
6
Total Films
Also known as (male)
San Francisco, California, USA
Place of Birth
01-03-1930
Birthday
Pisces
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
6
Total Films
-
Also Known As (male)
San Francisco, California, USA
Place of Birth
actor
6 Works
producer
1 Works
director
25 Works
writer
1 Works
other
2 Works
Deep Westurn
A ‘film wake’. Though celebratory in mood, it has a mournful subtext… death and dying. We dedicated it to Dr. Sam West, departed friend and patron of the arts, trusting that his ghost would approve our hi-jinx and seeming irreverence. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.Year:
1974
Picasso
“When Picasso died I wanted to make the first post-mortem documentary, as I knew would happen anyway, and cheaply. The film took four hours to finish from camera to print and cost a little under $5." Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.Year:
1973
Five Artists: BillBobBillBillBob
A feature-length documentary directed by Dorothy Wiley and Gunvor Nelson about five working San Francisco artists: William T. Wiley, Robert Hudson, William Allan, William Geis and Robert Nelson-- A profile of five friends and their creative processes.Year:
1971
Riverbody
A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons, when the dissolve technique produces composite figures, oftentimes hermaphroditic, that inspires awe for the mystery of the human form." - B. Ruby Rich, Chicago Art InstituteYear:
1970
Travelogue: Portraits – Images from a journey
A black-and-white travel journal, in which the themes of memories and their relationship to the past suddenly catch up and rush away from us. The film is based on a series of portraits of American artists, all of whom belong to a young and politicized generation, presented in static tableaus from their studios, films and home environments.Year:
1969
The Off-Handed Jape... & How to Pull It Off
The Off-Handed Jape is an afternoon’s lark made by Nelson and his artist friend William Wiley. The two men perform whimsical actions and poses for the camera, then recontextualize this imagery by improvising their own commentary on the action at a later time. —Andy Ditzler. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.Year:
1967
