Alfred Leslie

Notes on Marie Menken

Martina Kudlácek

Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

Pull My Daisy

Alfred Leslie, Robert Frank

Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg

Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.

The Last Clean Shirt

Alfred Leslie

In this short film, comprising a single shot, a man and woman take a car ride through downtown Manhattan. The woman speaks in double-talk Finnish, which is interpreted into a brilliantly beautiful story through subtitles written by O’Hara.

Birth of a Nation

Alfred Leslie

Alfred Leslie's Birth of a Nation 1965 consisted of separate plays drawing upon the words of O'Hara and the writing of the Marquis de Sade.

A Stranger Calls at Midnight, A Self-Interview of Sorts

Alfred Leslie

An autobiographical documentary about Alfred Leslie's film career.