Dog Star Man

Name: Dog Star Man
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1965-02-22
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Jane Wodening, Stan Brakhage

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Release Date

2/22/1965

Runtime

78 mins

Genres

Fantasy

Overview

Described as a "cosmological epic" and "creation myth", Dog Star Man illustrates the odyssey of a bearded woodsman climbing through a snow-covered mountain with his dog to chop down a tree. While doing so, he witnesses various mystical visions with various recurring imagery such as a woman, child, nature, and the cosmos while making his ascent.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A hypnotic experimental journey that layers season, time, and landscape into a dreamlike ascent, challenging conventional narrative in favor of pure sensory and symbolic experience.