James Broughton

James Broughton

James Broughton was an American poet and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance, a precursor to the Beat poets. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, serving the community as Sister Sermonetta. His work is quintessentially Californian – exploring and engaging the polar frontiers of wildness and civility, male and female, body and spirit—with the crash of Pacific Ocean waves echoing throughout. "Ultimately I have learned more about poetry / from music and magic than from literature," he wrote.

  • Title: James Broughton
  • Popularity: 0.563
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1913-11-10
  • Place of Birth: Modesto, California
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James Broughton Movies

  • 1973
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    High Kukus

    High Kukus

    5.3 1973 HD

    In this homage to Zen poet Basho, the subtle changes of a pond are chronicled on film over a period of time. Broughton recites his cuckoo haikus in...

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  • 1981
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    Shaman Psalm

    Shaman Psalm

    1 1981 HD

    The love shaman calls for a sexual revolution of the body politic urging mankind into a new love age.

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  • 1979
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    Hermes Bird

    Hermes Bird

    5 1979 HD

    This 11 minute homage to the male member shows its subject in the various stages of erection. The voice-over poem by James Broughton includes the...

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  • 2013
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    Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

    Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

    5.6 2013 HD

    A chronicle of the iconoclastic life of gay poet, filmmaker, and spiritual visionary James Broughton, one of the defining voices of the sexual...

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  • 1977
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    Song of the Godbody

    Song of the Godbody

    7 1977 HD

    Close-up shots of Broughton's body.

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  • 1976
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    Together

    Together

    1 1976 HD

    A single-frame portrait of Broughton's disembodied heads coming slowly together in wiggle, wobble and wonderment.

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  • 1951
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    Adventures of Jimmy

    Adventures of Jimmy

    7 1951 HD

    'Adventures of Jimmy' resolves its immature hero’s quest for “playmates” through a tongue-in-cheek narration that juxtaposes...

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  • 1997
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    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    6.3 1997 HD

    Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.

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  • 1983
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    Devotions

    Devotions

    3.5 1983 HD

    Men in pairs, mostly naked, perform various sensual tasks together.

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  • 1955
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    Once Upon An El

    Once Upon An El

    1 1955 HD

    "The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking) directed a beautifully evocative and impressionistic...

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  • 1978
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    Cinématon

    Cinématon

    4.3 1978 HD

    Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011....

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  • 1975
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    The Water Circle

    The Water Circle

    4.9 1975 HD

    Celebrating the circulation of the waters of the world, this homage to James Broughton's favorite sage Lao-tsu is illustrated by the dance of...

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  • 1984
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    Jungle Girl

    Jungle Girl

    1 1984 HD

    Jungle Girl, experimental film master Richard Myers’ intensely personal tribute to Frances Gifford, star of the Republic Pictures serial of the...

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  • 1970
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    Cinématon n°409 : James Broughton

    Cinématon n°409 : James Broughton

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Pleasure Garden

    The Pleasure Garden

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1971
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    This is It

    This is It

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Potted Psalm

    The Potted Psalm

    5.1 1946 HD

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  • 1951
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    Four in the Afternoon

    Four in the Afternoon

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Adventures of Jimmy

    Adventures of Jimmy

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1979
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    Hermes Bird

    Hermes Bird

    5 1979 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Pleasure Garden

    The Pleasure Garden

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Loony Tom the Happy Lover

    Loony Tom the Happy Lover

    4.5 1951 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Bed

    The Bed

    4.9 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    Nuptiae

    Nuptiae

    4.6 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Golden Positions

    The Golden Positions

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Dreamwood

    Dreamwood

    4.2 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Testament

    Testament

    5.2 1974 HD

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  • 1973
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    High Kukus

    High Kukus

    5.3 1973 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Gardener of Eden

    The Gardener of Eden

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Gardener of Eden

    The Gardener of Eden

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1977
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    Song of the Godbody

    Song of the Godbody

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Together

    Together

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1983
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    Devotions

    Devotions

    3.5 1983 HD

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  • 1981
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    Shaman Psalm

    Shaman Psalm

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1988
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    Scattered Remains

    Scattered Remains

    5 1988 HD

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  • 1977
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    Windowmobile

    Windowmobile

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Water Circle

    The Water Circle

    4.9 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Erogeny

    Erogeny

    4.8 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    Dreamwood

    Dreamwood

    4.2 1972 HD

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  • 1983
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    Devotions

    Devotions

    3.5 1983 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

    6 1948 HD

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