James Whitney
Known for
Directing
Born
December 27, 1921
Birthplace
Pasadena, California
Died
April 8, 1982 (aged 60)
Biography
James Whitney was a filmmaker regarded as one of the great masters of abstract cinema. Several of his films are classics in the genre of visual music.
Best known work
Lapis
1966Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 1
1943
Yantra
1957Five Film Exercises: Film 4
1944
Variations on a Circle
1942
High Voltage
1959Kang jing xiang
1982Wu ming
1977Dwija
1973Filmography
1982
Kang jing xiangDirector
1977
Wu mingDirector
1973
DwijaDirector
1966
LapisDirector
1959
High VoltageAdditional Photography
1957
YantraDirector
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 5Director
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 4Director
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3Director
1943
Five Film Exercises: Film 1Director
1942
Variations on a CircleDirector
1940
24 Variations on a ThemeDirector