Rudy Burckhardt Movie Trailers

Rads on Wheels Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Remember the skateboard craze? Made at its peak in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. With Tom Burckhardt, whose song "I'm a Skateboard Junkie" is played by Vincent Katz.

Tree Streets Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

New York streets – Maine woods – New York With poems by Vincent Katz, Dances by Douglas Dunn, Dana Reitz, Grazia Della Terza.

Mounting Tension Trailer (1950)

31 December 1950

Larry is a madly energetic, oversexed artist. Jane, a combination of palm reader and psychoanalyst, is trying to straighten him out.

A collaboration between Joseph Cornell and Rudy Burckhardt, Aviary is an impression of Union Square. The location held a particular fascination for Cornell who wanted to establish a foundation for artists and art therapy there.

Indelible, Inedible Trailer (1983)

24 July 1983

Images to accompany the lines of a poem by John Ashbery. "Rudy Burckhardt's film is a brilliant extension of my poem, perhaps the film I might have made myself if I were a filmmaker.

All Major Credit Cards Trailer (1982)

08 July 1982

"R. B.'s new film is a magic dream, airy and clear. Everything you see is a fact, firm and distinct at the moment you are seeing it, a fact of daily life or of extraordinary dance, or of amateur acting, and you recognize each fact too, at a glance.

The Aviary (Short Sound Version) Trailer (1955)

12 December 1955

Shorter version with sound

Yvonne Jacquette Painting "Autumn Expansion" Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

About the making of a large commissioned mural painting of an aerial view. From the first drawing out of a circling, single-engine plane, then transferring the studies onto three panels in New York, to the installation of the 27 feet wide, glowing-colored paintings in the post office of Bangor, Maine.

The Apple Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

Rudy Burckhardt’s breezy stop-motion animation follows after a poem by his New York School compatriot Kenneth Koch.

Central Park in the Dark Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

"Lurking crime and lingering desire change the atmosphere of this brief but affecting film. The light changes moment by moment.

Up and Down the Waterfront Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

Crates and boxes unloading in the morning, lonely men sitting on half-broken docks in the afternoon, sailor bars at night with one poor bum actually getting the heave-ho, a mighty waterhose washing it all away, overlooked by the skyline.

Sunline Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A short film by the painter Yvonne Jacquette.

Montgomery, Alabama Trailer (1941)

27 February 1941

A soldier on a weekend pass, with Kodachrome in his camera, takes a leisurely walk on both sides of the tracks.

What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street Trailer (1956)

02 January 1956

Short film with sound by Rudy Burckhardt, assembled from the footage shot by Joseph Cornell for his own silent "Mulberry Street.

Shoot the Moon Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

Artist Red Grooms and photographer Rudy Burckhardt’s playful homage to George Melies’ “Trip To The Moon” features exaggerated set designs, costumes and larger than life characters.