About
Ronald Chase (born December 29, 1934) is an American artist, photographer, educator, independent film maker and opera designer. In 1963, Chase began making short experimental films with Fragments, written by Mary Lee Settle and filmed in the Hudson Valley. In 1964, he began experimenting with using film projections in theatre and dance performances. These experiments produced the films The Covenant, Chameleon and Clown, as well as Parade, a short documentary of the first Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade in San Francisco.
Filmography
Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance2024 · Director
Jezebel2006 · Director
Beatrice Cenci (On a Painting by Carravaggio)2003 · Director
Fantasia on the Childhood of Busoni1981 · Director
Lulu1978 · Director, Director of Photography
Bruges-La-Morte1978 · Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Celebration of Life: Trees1973 · Editor
San Francisco Christmas Breakfast1972 · Director
Parade1972 · Director
Beatrice Cenci1972 · Director
Sally Simpson1971 · Director
A Village Romeo1971 · Director
Cathedral1971 · Director
Scene One: Take One1971 · Director
Chameleon1969 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Clown1969 · Director, Writer
The Covenant1965 · Director
Fragments1964 · Writer, Director