Stan Brakhage's Films, Made From Scratch

The Washington Post | October 22, 2002| | Copyright

I remember a summer night, decades ago, when I discovered that if I closed my eyes really tightly, I could create a movie in my own head. Scrunching my face as firmly as I could, I'd wait for the stars and flares and kaleidoscopic patterns to explode across the screen of my eyelids. At some point I realized that it worked even better if you pressed down on your eyes with your fingers for as long as possible. And it was different every time.

I didn't keep the habit up for long, figuring it couldn't be good for my nearsightedness. But those early visions come back to me every time I see ...

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