Gregory J. Markopoulos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 12, 1928
- Died
- November 12, 1992
- Birthplace
- Toledo, Ohio
Gregory J. Markopoulos (March 12, 1928 - November 12, 1992) was an American experimental filmmaker. Born in Toledo, Ohio to Greek immigrant parents, Markopoulos began making 8 mm films at an early age. He attended USC Film School in the late 1940s, and went on to become a co-founder — with Jonas Mekas, Shirley Clarke, Stan Brakhage and others — of the New American Cinema movement. He was as well a contributor to Film Culture magazine, and an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1967, he and his partner Robert Beavers left the United States for permanent residence in Europe. Once ensconced in self-imposed exile, Markopoulos withdrew his films from circulation, refused any interviews, and insisted that a chapter about him be removed from the second edition of Visionary Film, P. Adams Sitney's seminal study of American avant-garde cinema. While he continued to make films, his work went largely unseen for almost 30 years.
Filmography
Bliss (Eniaios edit) TBA
Director
My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure TBA
as Himself
Of Blood, of Pleasure and of Death TBA
as The Wanderer, Director
- Due film-maker in giardino - Robert Beavers & Gregory J. Markopoulos
Due film-maker in giardino - Robert Beavers & Gregory J. Markopoulos 2010
as Self - director
My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure 2005
as Himself
Early Monthly Segments 2003
Actor
The Hedge Theater 2002
as Himself
Sotiros 2000
Actor
Eniaios 1997
Director
Birth of a Nation 1997
as Self
Prosopographia 1976
Director
Gilbert and George 1975
Director, Editor, Cinematography
- Index – Hans Richter
Index – Hans Richter 1973
Director
Hagiographia II 1973
Director
- Heracles
Heracles 1973
Director
From the Notebook of... 1972
as Himself
- The Divine Damnation
The Divine Damnation 1972
Director
The Painting 1972
Actor
Cimabue! Cimabue! 1971
Director
- Saint Acteon
Saint Acteon 1971
Director
- Doldertal 7
Doldertal 7 1971
Director
- 35, boulevard General Koenig
35, boulevard General Koenig 1971
Director
- Hagiographia
Hagiographia 1970
Director
Genius 1970
Director
- Alph
Alph 1970
Director
Moment 1970
Director
Sorrows 1969
Director, Editor, Cinematography
- Heads
Heads 1969
as Self
The Olympian 1969
Director, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
Hulda Zumsteg 1969
Writer, Director
Political Portraits 1969
as Narrator (voice), Director, Cinematography, Editor
- (A)lter (A)ction
(A)lter (A)ction 1968
Director
Gammelion 1968
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches 1968
as Self
- Der Schachtel
Der Schachtel 1968
Director
The Mysteries 1968
Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
The Illiac Passion 1967
as Narrator / The Filmmaker, Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
Winged Dialogue 1967
Actor
Spiracle 1967
Actor
Bliss 1967
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
Twice A Man Twice 1967
Director
Eros, O Basileus 1967
Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Director
Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill 1967
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
Himself as Herself 1967
Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
The Dead Ones 1967
as Paul, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer, Producer
Ming Green 1966
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
Galaxie 1966
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
- Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’
Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’ 1966
Director
- The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)
The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy) 1965
as Narrator (voice), Director
Dionysus 1964
Actor, Cinematography
- Award Presentation to Andy Warhol
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol 1964
as Self, Director of Photography
Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’ 1964
Director
Twice a Man 1963
Cinematography, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Serenity 1961
Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
- Eldora
Eldora 1953
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor
Flowers of Asphalt 1951
Director
- Jackdaw
Jackdaw 1950
Director
Swain 1950
as the protagonist, Swain, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Cinematography
Christmas U.S.A. 1949
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Charmides 1949
Director, Producer
Lysis 1949
Director, Producer
Psyche 1948
Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Writer
Fragment of Seeking 1947
Camera Operator
A Christmas Carol 1940
as Ebenezer Scrooge, Director
Credits from TMDB.