
James Broughton
Known for Directing · 17 credits
- Born
- 1913-11-10
- Died
- 1999-05-07
- Place of birth
- Modesto, California
Biography
James Broughton was an American poet and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance, a precursor to the Beat poets. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, serving the community as Sister Sermonetta. His work is quintessentially Californian – exploring and engaging the polar frontiers of wildness and civility, male and female, body and spirit—with the crash of Pacific Ocean waves echoing throughout. "Ultimately I have learned more about poetry / from music and magic than from literature," he wrote.
Known For
Movies (17)

Cinématon
1978
as N°409

Hermes Bird
1979
as Narration

Once Upon An El
1955

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton
2013
as Self

Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self

The Water Circle
1975

Devotions
1983

Testament
1974
as Self

Jungle Girl
1984

Song of the Godbody
1977

High Kukus
1973

Scattered Remains
1988
Cinématon n°409 : James Broughton
1984
Together
1976

Shaman Psalm
1981

Poet in Orbit
1980

Adventures of Jimmy
1951
About James Broughton
James Broughton was an American poet and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance, a precursor to the Beat poets. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, serving the community as Sister Sermonetta. His work is quintessentially Californian – exploring and engaging the polar frontiers of wildness and civility, male and female, body and spirit—with the crash of Pacific Ocean waves echoing throughout. "Ultimately I have learned more about poetry / from music and… With 17 credits spanning from 1951 to 2013, James Broughton has appeared in 17 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Broughton Movies
- Cinématon (1978) — as N°409
- Hermes Bird (1979) — as Narration
- Once Upon An El (1955)
- Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (2013) — as Self
- Birth of a Nation (1997) — as Self
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