![Tony Conrad](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5m5qwalSYvfG2i26w88UTwMFztK.jpg)
Tony Conrad
Anthony Schmalz "Tony" Conrad was an American avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both structural film and drone music. He performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, most prominently La Monte Young's 1960s New York experimental music group Theatre of Eternal Music.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 1.315 |
Birthday | 1940-07-03 |
Place of Birth | Concord, New Hampshire, USA |
Also Known As | Anthony Conrad, Anthony Schmalz "Tony" Conrad, Anthony Schmalz Conrad, |
![Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2008
![Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist
5.7/3
The latest in Marie Losier's ongoing series of film portraits of avant-garde directors (George and Mike Kuchar, Guy Maddin, Richard Foreman), DreaMini...
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Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist
![Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mYETa1NzmixRhGn7kFWU5odHriD.jpg)
2016
![Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mYETa1NzmixRhGn7kFWU5odHriD.jpg)
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
7.6/9
Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker/musician/composer/artist Tony Conrad.
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Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
![Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sdhNJ5CkP83nTjmiOj72hyVQWIP.jpg)
2007
![Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sdhNJ5CkP83nTjmiOj72hyVQWIP.jpg)
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
6.6/7
In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's perform...
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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
![Birth of a Nation](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y5dmMIbRZ36wTxKlwZQ5dU3ko0N.jpg)
1997
![Birth of a Nation](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y5dmMIbRZ36wTxKlwZQ5dU3ko0N.jpg)
Birth of a Nation
6.3/3
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.
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Birth of a Nation
![Normal Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oNWsaxmaPFWzOIi6FCHn6rNdXZA.jpg)
1963
![Normal Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oNWsaxmaPFWzOIi6FCHn6rNdXZA.jpg)
Normal Love
6.9/9
The feature length Normal Love is Jack Smith’s follow up to his now legendary film Flaming Creatures. This vivid, full-color homage to B-movies is a d...
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Normal Love
![Teddy Tells Jokes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cPVNzBkUZYNUgqVStCMVMenFwhB.jpg)
1980
![Teddy Tells Jokes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cPVNzBkUZYNUgqVStCMVMenFwhB.jpg)
Teddy Tells Jokes
0/0
This exquisite single shot is a complement to Combat Status Go. Here the viewer is positioned casually, even though every other element in the film ex...
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Teddy Tells Jokes
![In Line](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9SFIYVyN8DfK8sRlZmWBfuCv4iT.jpg)
1985
![In Line](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9SFIYVyN8DfK8sRlZmWBfuCv4iT.jpg)
In Line
0/0
A trisection of the spectators’ power over their own image language: word, trance, and command are installed as valences of the artist’s license, reve...
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In Line
![Joan of Arc](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wCsl0SV0Ds7xtRRhSzCw0YAKJ5W.jpg)
1967
![Joan of Arc](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wCsl0SV0Ds7xtRRhSzCw0YAKJ5W.jpg)
Joan of Arc
0/0
The story of Joan of Arc as applied to the present revolution in arts and more. The Gothic is applied to the War in Vietnam. The film is experimental...
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Joan of Arc
![The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y528lUhPFBhbGVZx34vUlnk8UZu.jpg)
1968
![The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y528lUhPFBhbGVZx34vUlnk8UZu.jpg)
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
6.3/12
At the court of the Yellow Emperor, the Majoon Traveler & Lady Firefly appear in the Hall of Unconscious Magnetism.
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The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
![Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vOfgtooduV6cLYz3tsp9z3Glghy.jpg)
2017
![Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vOfgtooduV6cLYz3tsp9z3Glghy.jpg)
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
0/0
In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground, experimental film, and performan...
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Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
![Accordion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qPlp6Vpgggf5APJ61DFYLNXbePk.jpg)
1981
![Accordion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qPlp6Vpgggf5APJ61DFYLNXbePk.jpg)
Accordion
0/0
“A man, an accordion, a ladder, and a video camera. It’s as simple as that.” - Andrew Lampert
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Accordion
![Diaries, Notes, and Sketches](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3iyvGft8nwGJFX62H5RawllN6Gp.jpg)
1968
![Diaries, Notes, and Sketches](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3iyvGft8nwGJFX62H5RawllN6Gp.jpg)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
7.4/20
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
![Grandma Baba and Little Boris](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f1Vxueh6h34pfgrtalkWSLEWBvV.jpg)
2000
![Grandma Baba and Little Boris](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f1Vxueh6h34pfgrtalkWSLEWBvV.jpg)
Grandma Baba and Little Boris
0/0
Tradition, mystical revelation, the passing on of family secrets--all that is lost in translation. In this magical fairytale Grandma Baba struggles wi...
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Grandma Baba and Little Boris
![Music in the Afternoon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eg6uiugb5WvIhbEINXXxcnmcGHU.jpg)
2002
![Music in the Afternoon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eg6uiugb5WvIhbEINXXxcnmcGHU.jpg)
Music in the Afternoon
0/0
Fellow violinist and artist Tony Conrad, in collaboration with software engineer Tom Demeyer, made for Steina the instrument seen in this title. Conra...
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Music in the Afternoon
![The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zxgfXRNl09ylYGdXNi2OuoA88QC.jpg)
2012
![The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zxgfXRNl09ylYGdXNi2OuoA88QC.jpg)
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
7.1/14
An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Grist...
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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
![The Genius](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5iTcj87lBgpZmQPyOFvlTWnkoZe.jpg)
1993
![The Genius](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5iTcj87lBgpZmQPyOFvlTWnkoZe.jpg)
The Genius
5/1
A ramshackle underground SF satire set and shot in the self-absorbed art world of lower Manhattan, written, produced, and directed by Joe Gibbons, who...
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The Genius
![Scanty Claus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8Ekhv5eDEFIvgGEzRcx6OKLf7IH.jpg)
2002
![Scanty Claus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8Ekhv5eDEFIvgGEzRcx6OKLf7IH.jpg)
Scanty Claus
0/0
Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.
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Scanty Claus
![Grading Tips for Teachers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/TRMBuLzzKKmuE5IF5TBiSlPpB5.jpg)
2003
![Grading Tips for Teachers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/TRMBuLzzKKmuE5IF5TBiSlPpB5.jpg)
Grading Tips for Teachers
0/0
Tony Conrad provides useful & alternative grading tips for teachers. Made in Buffalo, NY.
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Grading Tips for Teachers
![The Velvet Underground](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9uRF6vERWfhlSZKc1sAJTTdG2Ix.jpg)
2021
![The Velvet Underground](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9uRF6vERWfhlSZKc1sAJTTdG2Ix.jpg)
The Velvet Underground
6.859/96
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes...
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The Velvet Underground
![Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2012
![Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
0/0
Tony Conrad interviewed on the streets of NYC.
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Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
![Palace of Error](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1982
![Palace of Error](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Palace of Error
0/0
“A theory discourse among three participants, enacted in silhouette.” –Tony Conrad
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Palace of Error
![Home Movies 1971-81](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/95USeVGGGiVd8b8I3525itz3Ta.jpg)
1985
![Home Movies 1971-81](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/95USeVGGGiVd8b8I3525itz3Ta.jpg)
Home Movies 1971-81
0/0
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.
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Home Movies 1971-81
![Tiding over till Tomorrow](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pj0cegQNskSFuAtMKhaIbbqVGHg.jpg)
1977
![Tiding over till Tomorrow](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pj0cegQNskSFuAtMKhaIbbqVGHg.jpg)
Tiding over till Tomorrow
0/0
Originally debuted in 1977, where it took the form of a dual slide projection with live piano accompaniment by the artist. In the 2012 installation ve...
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