Storm De Hirsch

Peyote Queen

A further exploration into the color of ritual, the color of thought; a journey through the underworld of sensory derangement.

"A very beautiful work! The abstractions drawn directly on film are like the paintings of Miró moving at full speed to the rhythm of an African beat." - D. Noguez, La Nouvelle Revue Française

"Among my favorites ... beauty and excitement." - Jonas Mekas, The Village Voice

1965, 16mm, color/so, 8m, $25

Cayuga Run

Hudson River Diary: Book 1

"Chronicles the journey of a train named Cayuga as it travels from New York to Poughkeepsie. There is something profoundly sentimental as you make the trip. You may never have been to this part of the world but you are concerned and you care about it after you see the film." - Bob Lermann, Today's Filmmaker

1967, 16mm, color/so, 18m, $55

The Tattooed Man

"A major work in terms of style, structure, graphic invention, image manipulation and symbolic ritual. Short abbreviated dream-like moments, fused together by the tension and the dynamic of motion-picture time." - Stan Vanderbeek

"A death-haunted dream of sensuous color and sensual imagery." - Richard Whitehall, LA Free Press

Produced with a grant from the American Film Institute.

Award: Fourth Independent Filmmakers Competition, St. Lawrence University

1969, 16mm, color/so, 35m, $105