Craig Baldwin
- Known For
- Directing
- Active Years
- 1976–2024 (49 Years)
- Total Credits
- 33 credits in database
Biography
Craig Baldwin is an American experimental filmmaker born in 1952. He attended San Francisco State University, where he attended lectures by experimental filmmaker Bruce Conner. He also studied the work of Dziga Vertov, John Heartfield, Robert Nelson, Paul Sharits, and other artists who use found images. Baldwin creates work by using found footage from the fringes of popular consciousness and images from the mass media to undermine and transform the traditional documentary, infusing it with high-speed montage energy and provocative commentary targeting various subjects. In the film industry, he is known for his work as a director, actor, writer, editor, producer, production assistant, cinematographer, research assistant, and through acknowledgments. His known credits include directing Spectres of the Spectrum, Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America, Mock Up on Mu, Sonic Outlaws, Wild Gunman, RocketKitKongoKit, and The 70s Dimension.
Career overview
Craig Baldwin is an American experimental filmmaker born in 1952. During his studies at San Francisco State University, he attended lectures by experimental filmmaker Bruce Conner and studied the work of artists who use found images, including Dziga Vertov, John Heartfield, Robert Nelson, and Paul Sharits. Baldwin is known for using found footage from the fringes of popular consciousness and images from mass media to transform and undermine traditional documentaries. He infuses his work with high-speed montage energy and provocative commentary targeting various subjects.
In addition to directing, Baldwin has worked in roles including actor, writer, editor, producer, production assistant, cinematography, research assistant, and thanks credits. Some of his known works include Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America, Mock Up on Mu, Sonic Outlaws, Wild Gunman, Spectres of the Spectrum, RocketKitKongoKit, and The 70s Dimension. His career encompasses known credits totaling twenty-five, with a focus on experimental filmmaking practices that repurpose media and archival materials.
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Full Filmography
33 titles- The Art of the Calendar (2024) as Himself
- You're Not Listening (2020)
- Bulletin (2016) Director
- Time Bomb (2014) Director
- The Film That Buys the Cinema (2014) Director
- Angels (2013) as Excited Hippie
- Aztec Baldwin Collage (2013)
- Thunder Soul (2010) as Himself
- Mock Up on Mu (2008) Director
- Mock Up on Mu (2008) Writer
- SpaceDisco One (2007)
- The 70s Dimension (2005) Director
- Scumrock (2002) as Professor
- Culture Jam: Hijacking Commercial Culture (2001) as Himself
- Spectres of the Spectrum (2000) Director
- Spectres of the Spectrum (2000) Producer
- Spectres of the Spectrum (2000) Writer
- Lesson 9 (1999) Production Assistant
- Sonic Outlaws (1995) Director
- Sonic Outlaws (1995) Producer
- ¡O No Coronado! (1992) Editor
- ¡O No Coronado! (1992) Writer
- ¡O No Coronado! (1992) Director
- Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1991) Director
- Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1991) Editor
- Short of Breath (1991) Thanks
- The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts (1991) Research Assistant
- Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness (1989)
- RocketKitKongoKit (1986) Director
- Wild Gunman (1978) Director
- Stolen Movie (1976) Director
- Stolen Movie (1976) Cinematography
- On Earth
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What movies or TV shows is Craig Baldwin best known for?
Craig Baldwin is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Art of the Calendar (2024), Treasure Island (1977), Treasure Island (1977), Treasure Island (1977).
How many credits does Craig Baldwin have?
Craig Baldwin has accumulated over 33 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1976 to 2024.
What is Craig Baldwin's background in cinema and television?
Craig Baldwin is an American experimental filmmaker born in 1952. He attended San Francisco State University, where he attended lectures by experimental filmmaker Bruce Conner. He also studied the work of Dziga Vertov, John Heartfield, Robert Nelson, Paul Sharits, and other artists who use found images. Baldwin creates...
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