Phil Solomon

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1954-01-03 00:00:00
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York, USA
Known For:Directing
Death Date:2019-04-20 00:00:00
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Phil Solomon

Biography

Phil Solomon was an internationally recognized filmmaker and educator who taught both film history/aesthetics and film production at University of Colorado Boulder from 1991 until his death in 2019. 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. His 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. 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.

Filmography (40)

6
Empire
Empire
director2008
5.3
The Exquisite Hour
The Exquisite Hour
director1989
7
Remains to Be Seen
Remains to Be Seen
director1989
6.5
Clepsydra
Clepsydra
director1992
5.7
Elementary Phrases
Elementary Phrases
director1994
7
The Snowman
The Snowman
director1995
7.3
Psalm II: Walking Distance
Psalm II: Walking Distance
director2000
7.3
Psalm I: The Lateness of the Hour
Psalm I: The Lateness of the Hour
director1999
7.3
Psalm III: Night of the Meek
Psalm III: Night of the Meek
director2002
6.5
Seasons...
Seasons...
director2002
7.3
Rehearsals for Retirement
Rehearsals for Retirement
director2007
6.5
Last Days in a Lonely Place
Last Days in a Lonely Place
director2007
7.4
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
director1988
6.4
Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Still Raining, Still Dreaming
director2009
6
American Falls
American Falls
director2010
No Image
Simply Because You're Near Me
director2013
Floating under a Honey Tree
Floating under a Honey Tree
sound designer1998
The Passage of the Bride
The Passage of the Bride
director1980
7.3
Crossroad
Crossroad
director2005
No Image
As If We
director1980
7
Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes
Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes
director1999
6.3
Innocence and Despair
Innocence and Despair
director2002
Five Films by Phil Solomon
Five Films by Phil Solomon
producer2026
6
Night Hunter
Night Hunter
editor2011
The Sea Behind Her Head
The Sea Behind Her Head
in memory of2026
5
Ida Western Exile
Ida Western Exile
thanks2017
6.8
Sweetgrass
Sweetgrass
thanks2009
Bitemporal Vision: The Sea
Bitemporal Vision: The Sea
cinematography1994
2
Turbulent Waters
Turbulent Waters
cinematography2011
6.7
Sleep Has Her House
Sleep Has Her House
thanks2017
7.6
Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day
Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day
director2002
6.8
Concrescence
Concrescence
director1996
The Eternal Courtship
The Eternal Courtship
director2013
6
No Image
Alternating Currents
director1994
7.3
By This River
By This River
director2018
Life with Stan #4: Stan Painting
Life with Stan #4: Stan Painting
director2002
The Summit
The Summit
director2023
No Image
Rocket Boy vs. Brakhage
director1989
5.7
Psalm IV: Valley of the Shadow
Psalm IV: Valley of the Shadow
director2014
7
The Emblazoned Apparitions
The Emblazoned Apparitions
director2013