Window Water Baby Moving [SEP] director
Window Water Baby Moving
Window Water Baby Moving is an experimental short film by Stan Brakhage, filmed in November 1958 and released in 1959. The film documents the birth of the director's first child, Myrrena, by his then-wife Jane Brakhage, now Jane Wodening.
Production.
Stan Brakhage's wife, Jane, had insisted that Brakhage be present at the birth of their daughter; however, Brakhage felt he would faint if he weren't focused on filming the event. The hospital initially gave permission for
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Brakhage later felt that "Window Water Baby Moving" had insufficiently captured his emotions at the birth of his child, and, during the birth of his third child, filmed "Thigh Line Lyre Triangular" (1961) as an improvement.
Reception.
"Window Water Baby Moving" was often screened on a double-bill with George C. Stoney's 1953 educational film, "All My Babies." Brakhage was worried that his film's frank depiction of childbirth would embroil him in legal trouble, remarking