Dog Star Man is a series of short experimental films, all directed by Stan Brakhage:
- Prelude: Dog Star Man (1961)
- Dog Star Man: Part I (1962)
- Dog Star Man: Part II (1963)
- Dog Star Man: Part III (1964)
- Dog Star Man: Part IV (1964) (listed in the National Film Registry)
The film is part of the by Brakhage: an Anthology Criterion collection DVD.
The same footage was also made into a much longer film, The Art of Vision. Both are generally considered the masterpieces of his first mature period.
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—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)