Movies: Wakefield Poole

Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday. Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there. A guardian angel named Patience ...

Wakefield Poole's Bible! is an 1973 American softcore pornographic anthology film written and directed by Wakefield Poole. The film presents the biblical stories of Adam and Eve, David and Bathsheba, and Samson and Delilah in the form of pornographic...

Pioneer erotic film maker Peter de Rome talks about his life and work....

I Always Said Yes is a portrait of pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, whose careers as dancer, choreographer, and director spanned the golden years of Broadway, television, porno chic, and gay liberation....

Legendary performer Sherry Britton presents song, dance (choreographed by Wakefield Poole) and comedy. The way burlesque used to be....

Director Wakefield Poole moved to San Francisco in 1974 and captured the energy and sights of an early San Francisco gay pride parade, set to a campy, eclectic soundtrack....

An experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film...

Made as part of a Triton Gallery show to publicize the poster art of Canadian artist Vittorio Fiorucci, filmmaker Wakefield Poole cut apart posters and hand-animated the film using his 8mm camera to create stop-motion. The film was combined with danc...

Shot in the Fire Island Pines during the same summer Poole filmed the first segment of his debut feature film "Boys in the Sand," this short was made in collaboration with the director's close friend and visual artist Ed Parente. The film serves as a...

In 1968, Wakefield Poole filmed an exhibition of Andy Warhol's work at the Whitney Museum. He edited ANDY "in-camera" as he filmed it, then created a collage soundtrack and presented a print to Warhol as a birthday gift. When BOYS IN THE SAND opened ...

After forty years, director Wakefield Poole revisits the Fire Island Pines houses he used as locations for his iconic film BOYS IN THE SAND....

Wakefield Poole’s fifth short is an intimate portrait of a man named... Roger....

Short documentary that takes a closer look at several key parts of Wakefield Poole's life during the San Francisco years 1974 - 1979. Hot Flash of America, the Nob Hill Theater, Night Flight/Stars parties, and the famous stage act featuring porn star...